妻子

さいし· also つまこ、めこ

wife and children; wife

Common word

Meanings

Noun
wife and children

Rare and archaic meanings (1)

wifeArchaic

Example sentences

彼かれは妻子さいしを捨すてた。

He abandoned his family.
妻子さいしは運命うんめいに与あたえられた人質ひとじちである。

Wife and children are hostages given to fortune.
鳩山さんが競馬けいばで妻子さいしを養やしなっていると言いっています。

Hatoyama says that he supports his family by gambling on horse racing.
彼かれは妻子さいしを田舎いなかに残のこして、職しょくを求もとめてぶらぶらしていた。

With his wife and children in the country, he was at loose ends for something to do.