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Kanji Detail for 夫 - "husband, man, worker"

  • Meaning

    夫 means "husband, man, worker."

    1. Husband - A married man.

    2. Man - An adult male.

    3. Worker - A laborer.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    husband; man

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    man, male adult, husband; those

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    man, husband; worker; those

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A term for an adult male. Such as 丈夫 (man). Like the colloquial "manly man." All who perform labor are called 夫. Such as 夫役 (laborer). Also written as 伕. | When a man and woman are matched, they are called 夫婦 (husband and wife). The man is 夫; the woman is 婦. | An introductory particle. Indicating specific emphasis. Such as in the Analerta, 夫達也者, 夫聞也者. | A sentence-final exclamatory particle. (Analects) "It passes on like this!"
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Sentences including

  • He is sure to succeed.

  • A good husband makes a good wife.

  • She has lived alone ever since her husband died.

  • Her husband's health is very precious to her.

  • She hid the secret from her husband all her life.

  • He'll become a good husband.

  • She will love her husband for good.

  • She was in doubt about the ability of her husband.

  • Her husband is usually drunk.

  • Please come over with your wife.

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