Word Meaning

しいとめ shiitome

姑 is read as しいとめ (shiitome) and means mother-in-law.

Meaning

English

  1. mother-in-law

Reading

Kana

しいとめ

Romaji

shiitome

Writing Variants

  • しうとめ shiutome
  • しゅうと shuuto
  • しゅうとめ shuutome

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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しゅうとめはりょうりがとてもじょうずだ。

My mother-in-law is very good at cooking.

しゅうまつにしゅうとめのいえをたずねた。

I visited my mother-in-law's house on the weekend.

しゅうとめからてづくりのつけものをもらった。

I received homemade pickles from my mother-in-law.

しゅうとめはまごにあえてうれしそうだった。

My mother-in-law looked happy to see her grandchild.

しゅうとめにはなをおくることにした。

I decided to send flowers to my mother-in-law.

しゅうとめはえきまでむかえにきてくれた。

My mother-in-law came to pick me up at the station.

しゅうとめといっしょにかいものへいった。

I went shopping with my mother-in-law.

しゅうとめのじょげんはいつもやくにたつ。

My mother-in-law's advice is always helpful.

きょうはしゅうとめのたんじょうびをいわう。

Today we are celebrating my mother-in-law's birthday.

My mother-in-law is kind.