JLPT N5 · Family

夫

おっと

husband

Stroke order of 夫

夫 is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

夫 is a person 人 with a hairpin line 一 on top, a grown man, a husband.

Parts: 大 grown person + 一 pin

Example sentence

夫は会社で働いています。

おっとはかいしゃではたらいています。

My husband works at a company.

Words with 夫

大丈夫all right; OK 丈夫sturdy; strong 夫婦married couple

More words: Family

お父さんfather (polite)お母さんmother (polite)お兄さんolder brother (polite)お姉さんolder sister (polite)弟さんyounger brother (polite)妹さんyounger sister (polite)祖母grandmother 奥さんwife (someone else's)息子son 父親father 母親mother 赤ちゃんbaby 一人っ子only child

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