婿 means “son-in-law, bridegroom”

むこ · muko

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): むこ
On'yomi (Chinese reading): セイ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 12 strokes

The story

A woman (女) beside a foot (疋) over flesh (月): picture the man who walks into her family. 婿 is the groom or son-in-law, and a 婿養子 is adopted into his wife's family and takes her surname to carry the house on.

Used in 花婿 (hanamuko, bridegroom), 娘婿 (musumemuko, son-in-law), and 婿養子 (mukoyoushi, son-in-law adopted as heir)

婿 means “son-in-law, bridegroom”

The story

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