婦婦ふうふ

noun

female married couple; lesbian married couple

A coined term for a married couple consisting of two women, often used in contexts discussing same-sex marriage or LGBTQ+ relationships. The reading ふうふ is a gikun (meaning-based reading) playing on 夫婦 (ふうふ, husband and wife).

• 婦ふ婦うふのカップルが結けっ婚こん式しきを挙あげた。

  A female married couple held a wedding ceremony.

• 婦ふ婦うふとしての権けん利りを求もとめる声こえが高たかまっている。

  Voices demanding rights as a female married couple are growing.