夫婦（ふうふ）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: married couple
Example sentences
- あの夫婦はいつも仲がいい。 — That couple always gets along well.
- 夫婦で小さな店を営んでいる。 — The couple runs a small shop together.
Idioms & proverbs containing “夫婦”
- 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
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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