夫 — husband, man

おっと夫 husband

Grade 4 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes family

U+592B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #335 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #901 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

husband
man

word

おっと otto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

夫(おっと) otto husband

ふ・ぶ fu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

夫(ふ) 人(じん) fujin wife 夫(ふ) 妻(さい) fusai husband and wife 大(だい) 丈(じょう) 夫(ぶ) daijoubu all right 丈(じょう) 夫(ぶ) joubu sturdy

ふう fuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

工(く) 夫(ふう) kufuu ingenuity 夫(ふう) 婦(ふ) fuufu married couple

お o Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

由(ゆ) 紀(き) 夫(お) yukio Yukio (male given name)

Appears in idioms

創意工夫四字熟語

genesis, idea, work, husband

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

おおきい大 big #37

Used as component in (8)

かん漢 Chinese しつ失 lose き規 standard さん賛 approve なん難 difficult かえ替 exchange なげく嘆 sigh ふ扶 aid

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#37 大 big

夫 — husband, man

Meanings

word

おっと otto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ふ・ぶ fu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

ふう fuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

お o Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

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Used as component in (8)

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夫 — husband, man

Meanings

word

おっと otto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ふ ・ぶ fu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

ふう fuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

お o Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (8)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

ふ・ぶ fu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).