JLPT N3 · 4 strokes
Kanji 夫: "husband, man"
The kanji 夫 means "husband, man". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read フ, フウ, ブ in on'yomi and おっと, それ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フフウブ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おっとそれ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | husband, man |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 335 of 2,501 |
Common words with 夫
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 大丈夫safe; secure; sound; problem-free · certainly; surely; undoubtedly
- 夫husband
- 夫婦married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
- 夫人wife; Mrs; Madam · wife of a nobleman
- 工夫devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up · device; design; idea; plan
- 丈夫healthy; robust; strong; solid
- 夫妻husband and wife; married couple
- 太夫high-ranking noh actor · head of a school of noh performance
- 伯爵夫人countess
- 農夫(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
- 公爵夫人princess; duchess
- 老夫婦old couple; elderly couple
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