夫
夫 — Husband
husband, man
On’yomiフ (fu)
On’yomiフウ (fuu)
On’yomiブ (bu)
Kun’yomiおっと (otto)
Kun’yomiそれ (sore)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 夫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夫 | おっと otto | husband |
| 夫人 | ふじん fujin | wife; Mrs; Madam |
| 夫婦 | ふうふ fuufu | married couple; husband and wife; man and wife |
| 夫妻 | ふさい fusai | husband and wife; married couple |
| 工夫 | くふう kufuu | devising (a way); contriving; inventing |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
Study notes
夫 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #335 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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