夫

Meaning

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.

• 大丈夫だいじょうぶ
  N5

  safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay

• 夫おっと
  N5

  husband

• 夫婦ふうふ
  N3

  married couple; husband and wife; man and wife

• 夫人ふじん
  N3

  wife; Mrs; Madam

• 工夫くふう
  N2

  devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out

• 夫妻ふさい
  N3

  husband and wife; married couple

• 丈夫じょうぶ
  N4

  healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

• 農夫のうふ

  (male) farmer; peasant; farmhand

• 太夫たゆう

  high-ranking noh actor

• 主夫しゅふ

  househusband; stay-at-home dad

• 一夫多妻いっぷたさい

  polygamy; polygyny

• 坑夫こうふ

  miner

• 人夫にんぷ

  laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie

• 水夫すいふ

  sailor; seaman

• 元夫もとおっと

  ex-husband; former husband

• 前夫ぜんぷ

  former husband; late husband

• 漁夫ぎょふ

  fisherman

• 大夫だいぶ

  high steward; grand master

• 武夫ぶふ

  warrior; soldier; samurai

• 凡夫ぼんぷ

  ordinary person

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