夫（おっと）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: husband (my)
Example sentences
- 夫は毎日、夜遅くに帰ってくる。 — My husband comes home late every night.
- 夫と一緒に旅行の計画を立てた。 — I planned a trip together with my husband.
Idioms & proverbs containing “夫”
- 似た者夫婦 (にたものふうふ) — married couple with similar tastes or dispositions
- 夫婦は合わせ鏡 (ふうふはあわせかがみ) — spouses are mirror images of each other
- 夫婦喧嘩は犬も食わない (ふうふげんかはいぬもくわない) — one should not get involved in a marital quarrel
- 匹夫も志を奪うべからず (ひっぷもこころざしをうばうべからず) — one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions
- 一夫一婦 (いっぷいっぷ) — monogamy
- 一夫多妻 (いっぷたさい) — polygamy; polygyny
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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