夫婦（ふうふ、fuuふ）
- married couple
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Kana:
FUUFU
夫婦
ふうふ
夫婦 (ふうふ, romaji: fuuふ) means "married couple" in Japanese. It is a N4 Low-level Noun word.
| Meaning: | married couple |
| Level: | N4 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Noun (名詞) |
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The Japanese word 夫婦 means "married couple" or "husband and wife." It refers to a man and a woman who are legally married to each other. It emphasizes the relationship and the status of being married. The word encompasses both the husband and the wife as a unit.
⚫︎夫婦で旅行に行きました。 Translation: I went on a trip with my husband and wife. ⚫︎あの夫婦はとても仲が良いですね。 Translation: That married couple gets along very well, don't they? ⚫︎田中夫婦は新しい家に引っ越しました。 Translation: The Tanaka couple moved into a new house.
This word is used to refer to a married couple in a general way. It is suitable for both formal and informal situations. It can be used when talking about a couple's activities, their relationship, or their family. You can use it when referring to your own spouse and yourself. You can use it when talking about someone else's spouse and themselves.
The word 夫婦 is typically written with the kanji 夫婦. The reading is ふうふ in hiragana. There are no other common ways to write this word. The okurigana is standard and does not have any variations.
There aren't many direct synonyms for 夫婦 that carry the exact same meaning, but some related words are: ⚫︎夫妻 (ふさい) - Also means "husband and wife," often used in more formal contexts. ⚫︎夫と妻 (おっととつま) - "Husband and wife" (more literal description) ⚫︎パートナー (pātonā) - "Partner" (can be used for married couples, but also for unmarried couples)
⚫︎独身 (どくしん) - "Single," unmarried. ⚫︎未婚 (みこん) - "Unmarried." ⚫︎離婚 (りこん) - "Divorce" (implies the opposite state of being a 夫婦)
結婚式の後、その夫婦は幸せそうでした。 ・Translation: After the wedding, the couple looked happy. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 夫婦 to describe the newly married couple at their wedding.
彼らは良い夫婦関係を築いています。 ・Translation: They have built a good marital relationship. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the quality of a couple's marriage using 夫婦.
The word 夫婦 is formed from the two kanji: 夫 (fu or otto) meaning "husband" and 婦 (fu or tsuma) meaning "wife". Combined, they literally represent "husband and wife" or the married couple.