嫁さん

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 嫁さん, read よめさん, adds the form of address さん to 嫁.
• Basic usage: It is a conversational expression for a daughter-in-law or wife, depending on the relationship.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Meaning from the relationship
  • In the example, 息子の嫁さん means one's son's wife, or daughter-in-law.
  • 嫁さんと相談して is used here for consulting one's own wife.
• Register
  • In a formal setting, 妻 can be used as a neutral term for one's own wife.