The kanji 嫁 primarily means "bride," "wife," or "to marry (into a family)." It represents a woman entering a new family through marriage. The core concept revolves around the role of a woman as a wife, especially in the context of marriage and family life.

・On-yomi (音読み): カ (ka) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): とつ（ぐ） (totsu(gu))

⚫︎ 嫁入り Translation: Marriage; bridal entry. ⚫︎ 花嫁 Translation: Bride. ⚫︎ 嫁ぐ Translation: To marry (of a woman).

The kanji 嫁 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎ The left side is 女 (woman/female), which acts as the semantic component, indicating the meaning is related to women. ⚫︎ The right side is 家 (house/home), which acts as the phonetic component, indicating the sound and suggesting the woman is entering a new home through marriage.