husband
N3- Onyomi
- フ・フウ
- Kunyomi
- おっと
- Stroke count
- 4
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 夫 down and you get 大 (big) — a person stretching both arms out as wide as they go. Picture the plain outline of a person standing, put 夫 inside it, and let that scene stand for "husband" — husband. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 4
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は4画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 4 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
工夫
kufuu
devising
大丈夫
daijoubu
all right
大丈夫な
daijoubuna
attributive: all right (before a noun)
工夫する
kufuusuru
to do devising
工夫した
kufuushita
plain past: did devising
大丈夫です
daijoubu desu
polite: is all right
Example sentences (3)
少し休んだので、もう大丈夫です。
すこし やすんだ ので、もう だいじょうぶ です。
sukoshi yasunda node, mou daijoubu desu.
I rested a little, so I am all right now.
明日の朝でも大丈夫ですか。
あした の あさ で も だいじょうぶ です か。
ashita no asa de mo daijoubu desu ka.
Is tomorrow morning all right?
心配しなくても大丈夫です。私が確認しておきます。
しんぱい しなくて も だいじょうぶ です。わたし が かくにん して おきます。
shinpai shinakute mo daijoubu desu. watashi ga kakunin shite okimasu.
There is no need to worry. I will check it beforehand.