Kanji

夫

Meaning

husband and man

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • もと おっと ex-husband
  • おっと えらび choosing a husband
  • でィーぶい おっと (physically) abusive husband
  • それ ぞれ each
  • ひと それ ぞれ to each his own

On'yomi

  • ふ じん wife
  • ふ さい husband and wife
  • ふう ふ married couple
  • く ふう devising (a way)
  • ろう ふう ふ old couple
  • ひとく ふう a bit of contrivance
  • ぶ えき slave labour
  • ま ぶ (male) lover (esp. of a prostitute)
  • かく ぶ つ fourspine sculpin (species of fish, Cottus kazika)

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/4

Related Entries

夫 お
male, manly, brave, heroic, la...
夫 そ
that, he, she, that person
夫 つま
my dear, dear, honey
夫 おっと
husband

Component Analysis

夫
husband, man
おっと, それ, フ
大
large, big
おお-, おお.きい, ダイ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
人
person
ひと, -り, ジン
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

Common Words

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