婦 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「女」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「女」
- On
- フふ · fu
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- woman; wife; lady
Stroke order
Origin
女 "woman" plus 帚 "broom"; the one who keeps the house in order — hence "lady, wife."
Readings and examples
| Onフふfu | 婦人ふじん夫婦ふうふ主婦しゅふ |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 夫婦ふうふ
married couple
- 主婦しゅふ
housewife
- 妊婦にんぷ
- 娼婦しょうふ
- 鴛鴦夫婦おしどりふうふ
- 孀婦そうふ
- 寡婦かふ
Example
となりの夫婦は仲がいい。
The couple next door get along well.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)