夫 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「大」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「大」
- On
- フ・フウふ・ふう · fu · fū
- Kun
- おっとotto
- Meaning
- husband; adult man
Stroke order
Origin
A person facing front (大) with a hairpin (一) on top — representing a grown man.
Readings and examples
| Onフふfu | 夫妻ふさい農夫のうふ凡夫ぼんぷ |
|---|---|
| Onフウふうfū | 夫婦ふうふ工夫くふう |
| Kunおっとotto | 夫おっと |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 夫婦ふうふ
married couple
- 工夫くふう
ingenuity; device
- 夫妻ふさい
- 丈夫じょうぶ
- 樵夫しょうふ
- 鴛鴦夫婦おしどりふうふ
- 穡夫しょくふ
- 轎夫きょうふ
Example
母は工夫して料理を作る。
My mother cooks with creativity.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)