also: せんぷ
former husband; ex-husband
Refers to a woman's previous husband after divorce. The gloss 'late husband' is a possible but less common interpretation; context usually makes the meaning clear.
She divorced her former husband three years ago.
She has one child with her ex-husband.
Standard kanji form for 'former husband'.
Less common variant; may be encountered in older or formal writing.
Compound of 前 (zen, 'previous') + 夫 (fu, 'husband'). The reading ぜんぷ follows standard on'yomi. The variant 先夫 uses 先 (sen, 'previous') with the same structure.