WORD DETAIL
お嫁さん
およめさん
Examples
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
お嫁さんis read asおよめさんand is a familiar, polite noun for a bride or a daughter-in-law. - Basic usage: A bride in a photograph wearing white appears in
写真のお嫁さんが白い衣装を着る, while a grandmother tidying with her daughter-in-law appears in祖母がお嫁さんと片づける.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Bride and daughter-in-law
お嫁さんmeans a bride in a wedding context and a daughter-in-law in a family context, so determine the sense from the situation.

