新妻

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Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
にい
Grade: 2
つま > づま
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Compound of (, new) +‎ (tsuma, wife).[1][2][3][4][5]

First cited to roughly 1500.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(にい)(づま) (nīzumaにひづま (nifiduma)?

  1. [from 1500] a new bride, a newlywed wife

Proper noun[edit]

(にい)(づま) (Nīzumaにひづま (nifiduma)?

  1. a surname

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
さい
Grade: 5
on’yomi goon

Probably a reanalysis of 新妻 (nīzuma), applying the expected on'yomi instead.

First cited to 1878.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(しん)(さい) (shinsai

  1. [from 1878] a new bride, a newlywed wife
    Synonyms: 新婦 (shinpu), 新室 (shinshitsu)
Usage notes[edit]

The nīzuma reading for this compound appears to be more common.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 新妻”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ 新妻”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN