嫡

嫡 — readings, stroke count and radical

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legitimate wife, direct descent (non-bastard)

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰女啇

嫡出ちゃくしゅつ婚姻関係にある夫婦の間に生まれること。legitimate birth
嫡子ちゃくし法律上婚姻関係にある妻・正妻が生んだ子。家督を継ぐ者。heir, legitimate child
嫡嗣ちゃくし嫡出の世嗣ぎ。legitimate heir
嫡孫ちゃくそんeldest son's descendants
嫡男ちゃくなん法律上婚姻関係にある妻・正妻が生んだ長男。家督を継ぐ者。legitimate son (esp. eldest son), heir
嫡披ちゃくひconfidential letter
嫡流ちゃくりゅう本家の家柄、系統。正統の流派、系統。direct line of descent, lineage of eldest son, main branch of a family, legitimate lineage
嫡妻ちゃくさい正妻。本妻。嫡室。one's legal wife, legitimate wife
嫡室ちゃくしつone's legal wife, legitimate wife
嫡々ちゃくちゃくlegitimate family succession, direct family lineage
嫡女ちゃくじょeldest daughter of a married couple, eldest legitimate daughter
嫡出子ちゃくしゅつし婚姻関係にある男女の間に生まれた子供。legitimate child
嫡出推定ちゃくしゅつすいていpresumption of legitimacy, presumption of child in wedlock

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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