The kanji 婦 generally refers to "woman," "wife," or "married woman." It carries the implication of being a woman in a domestic or marital context. It emphasizes the role of a woman in relation to marriage and family.

・On-yomi (音読み): フ(fu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, or very rare (not commonly used)

⚫︎婦人(ふじん) Translation: Woman; lady; Mrs.; madam ⚫︎主婦(しゅふ) Translation: Housewife ⚫︎産婦人科(さんふじんか) Translation: Obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)

The kanji 婦 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎ The character combines the radical 女(おんな, "woman") on the left side, representing the semantic component (meaning). ⚫︎ The right side is 付, phonetic component, which provides the sound and hints at the meaning. ⚫︎ Therefore, the character originally meant "woman" and later specifically meant "married woman" or "wife".