How to say 'Woman' in Japanese | 婦

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The Japanese word for Woman is 'Fu', written as 婦 in Japanese.'Woman' in hiragana is ふ.

word

婦

Meaning

Woman

Reading

ふ

Kanji

婦Lady

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '婦 (ふ)' is used to denote a woman, often in a formal or respectful context. It is commonly appended to other words to specify a type of woman, such as in professional or social roles. For example: a housewife「主婦」(しゅふ). a nurse「看護婦」(かんごふ). It's important to note that while '婦' is traditionally used, some terms are being updated to more gender-neutral language, such as '看護師' (かんごし) for nurse, replacing '看護婦'.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1955

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 婦

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

婦

Meaning

Lady

Words Related to 婦 Through the Kanji 婦

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 婦 as well.

word

夫婦

Meaning

Married couple

word

看護婦

Meaning

Nurse

word

婦人

Meaning

Woman

word

主婦

Meaning

Housewife

word

産婦人科

Meaning

Obstetrics

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'Fu' means 'Woman' .

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