Dictionary

つま
1
wife
2
dear (formerly used by romantically linked men and women to refer to one another)
3
garnish (esp. one served with sashimi)
4
embellishment

Kanji in This Word

Kanji Meanings Readings
wife; spouse; wife; spouse サイつま

Example Sentences

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Examples 1–10 out of 286.

While one of them sped around major parts of the property on the mower, a second made a few sweeps at some tall weeds on the edge of my wife's garden and the third got into the truck and smoked a cigarette. Submit Correction
The seventy year old man kept his twenty year old wife at home all the time; he had a dog in the manger attitude. Submit Correction
Allow me to introduce my wife to you. Submit Correction
His wife caught him out with that blonde and then he was really up shit creek without a paddle. Submit Correction
He is fortunate having such a good wife. Submit Correction
The poor man was never to see his wife again. Submit Correction
This is the coffee shop I first met my wife in. Submit Correction
This necklace is so beautiful that I'd like to buy in for my wife. Submit Correction
This encyclopedia belongs to my wife. Submit Correction
This is a snapshot of my wife on the beach. Submit Correction