嫁

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 嫁(よめ) is a noun meaning either a daughter-in-law or a wife, depending on the family relationship and speaker's viewpoint.
• Basic usage: It denotes a daughter-in-law in 母は嫁と夕食を作る and a wife in 嫁へ手紙を書く.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Meaning from viewpoint
  • It can mean “daughter-in-law” when a parent refers to a son's spouse and “wife” when a man refers to his own spouse.
• Check the context
  • Do not assign one relationship from the word alone; identify the sentence's subject and family relationship.