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夫おっと

お

っ

と

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun

Standard term for one's own husband when speaking to others. Within the family, other terms like あなた or パパ are more common.

See also: 良人 (りょうじん)

私わたしの夫おっとは会かい社しゃ員いんです。
My husband is an office worker.
夫おっとと一いっ緒しょに買かい物ものに行いきました。
I went shopping with my husband.

Written forms

夫おっとUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling for 'husband'.
良人おっとUsage1%
Rare ateji spelling; the reading りょうじん is more common for this kanji form.
オットUsage1%

Kanji

夫husband, man
良good, pleasing, skilled
人person

Similar words

主しゅ人じん
Also means 'husband', but is more formal and humble, often used when referring to one's own husband in polite conversation.
旦だん那な
Casual and somewhat old-fashioned term for 'husband', often used by wives in informal settings.
あなた
Means 'you', but can be used by a wife to address her husband directly within the family.

Etymology

The reading おっと is a native Japanese word. The kanji 夫 originally means 'man' or 'husband'.