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JLPT N5 · Family

奥さん

おくさん

wife (someone else's)

Stroke order of 奥さん

3 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

奥 · 12 strokesさ · 3 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

奥 has a house with rice 米 deep inside, the inner room: the lady of the house.

Parts: 奥 inner + さん

The characters in 奥さん

  • 奥 おく — inner part; back (12 strokes)
  • さ さ — sa (3 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

奥さんは先生ですか。

おくさんはせんせいですか。

Is your wife a teacher?

Words with 奥

奥inner part; back

More words: Family

お父さんfather (polite)お母さんmother (polite)お兄さんolder brother (polite)お姉さんolder sister (polite)弟さんyounger brother (polite)妹さんyounger sister (polite)祖母grandmother夫husband息子son父親father母親mother赤ちゃんbaby一人っ子only child

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