husband, man
夫 centers on an adult male in a social role: a husband or a man. The two meanings are closely linked, with 'husband' being the primary relational sense and 'man' the broader category.
夫 originally depicted a man with a hairpin, symbolizing adulthood. The modern form retains the basic shape of a person 大 with an added horizontal line representing the hairpin.
The character looks like a person 大 with a hairpin on top, marking him as an adult man ready to be a husband.
For フ, imagine a husband saying 'Foo!' in surprise when he sees his wife's new hairstyle: Foo -> フ.
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
husband
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
wife; Mrs; Madam
devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out
husband and wife; married couple
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
high-ranking noh actor
househusband; stay-at-home dad
polygamy; polygyny
miner
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
sailor; seaman
ex-husband; former husband
former husband; late husband
fisherman
high steward; grand master
warrior; soldier; samurai
ordinary person