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Definition 2024


正室

正室

Chinese

 
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
room
simp. and trad.
(正室)

Noun

正室

  1. (historical) legal wife
  2. (historical) eldest son born by one's legal wife
  3. (humorous) lawfully wedded wife (as opposed to a mistress)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1
しつ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

正室 (hiragana せいしつ, romaji seishitsu)

  1. one's legal wife (rather than a concubine)

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