ふう
Meanings
Noun
1. married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
2. his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
when read as "めおと"
Kanji used
husband
housewife
Pitch accent
うふ
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Used in vocabulary (30 in total)
old couple; elderly couple
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
married couple with similar tastes or dispositions; like husband, like wife
divorce; separation
use of separate surnames by a married couple
husband and wife travelling together (traveling)
dual income; husband and wife both working
behaving (posing) as if they were a married couple
adopting a married couple; married couple adopted into the family
couple in which the wife is bigger than the husband
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
behaving (posing) as if they were a married couple
common-law couple; couple in an illicit union
common-law couple; couple in an illicit union
conjugal property; joint ownership property of husband and wife
married couple's insurance (i.e. life-insurance policy covering husband and wife)
conjugal harmony; concord between husband and wife
Examples (18 in total)
We're a married couple.
They became man and wife.
The priest pronounced them man and wife.