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婦

Woman, Wife
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingフ
Kun readingよめ
JōyōGrade 5Level 28
  1. bride
  2. (one's) daughter-in-law
  3. wife

Popular Usage

看護婦主婦

Radicals and components

Radical女woman
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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woman (女) · feather duster · broom · apron · crown (冖) · towel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1234

Compound words

看護婦かんごふ
(female) nurse
主婦しゅふ
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
新婦しんぷ
bride
妊婦にんぷ
pregnant woman
婦女ふじょ
woman; womankind
婦人ふじん
woman; lady; adult female
婦長ふちょう
head nurse
裸婦らふ
nude woman; female nude
夫婦ふうふ
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
娼婦しょうふ
prostitute
寡婦かふ
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
老婦ろうふ
old woman
家政婦かせいふ
housekeeper; maid
助産婦じょさんぷ
midwife
妊産婦にんさんぷ
expectant and nursing mothers
婦女子ふじょし
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
婦人科ふじんか
gynecology department; gynecology; gynaecology
保健婦ほけんふ
(female) public health nurse
売春婦ばいしゅんふ
prostitute
老夫婦ろうふうふ
old couple; elderly couple
産婦人科さんふじんか
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
婦女暴行ふじょぼうこう
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
悪婦あくふ
wicked woman
淫婦いんぷ
woman of loose morals

On Reading Examples

村井さん夫婦は結婚して１０年になる。ふうふ
The Murais have been married for ten years.tatoeba
息子を亡くした夫婦に誰もが同情した。ふうふ
Everyone sympathized with the parents about their son's death.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は婦人警官の扮装をして彼女に近づいた。
He approached her in the disguise of a policewoman.tatoeba
彼は婦人に手を貸して車に乗せてあげた。
He helped the lady into the car.tatoeba
彼は年輩の婦人に仕えている。
He waits on an old lady.tatoeba
彼は働く婦人たちに対してとても理解のある態度をとっている。
He holds a very enlightened attitude toward working women.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Woman, wife. 女 (woman) + 帚 (broom) — the lady of the house with a broom. 夫婦 — married couple.Also known as “Lady”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 婦

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