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    3. 婦

    婦

    婦よめ

    lady

    N3KMT6Freq #671Family & RelationshipsKanji11 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    よめ

    On'yomi

    フ

    Nanori

    ね

    ladywomanwifebride

    女帚

    女
    冖
    巾

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    Concepts using this kanji

    主婦

    housewife

    夫婦

    married couple

    婦人

    woman

    看護婦

    (female) nurse

    産婦人科

    maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology)

    保健婦

    district health nurse

    妊婦

    pregnant woman

    家政婦

    housekeeper

    婦女暴行

    sexual assault (of a woman)

    新婦

    bride

    助産婦

    midwife

    売春婦

    prostitute

    婦人科

    gynecology department

    老夫婦

    old couple

    老婦

    old woman

    娼婦

    prostitute

    婦選

    women's suffrage

    准看護婦

    (female) assistant nurse

    婦長

    head nurse

    婦女

    woman

    妊産婦

    expectant and nursing mothers

    貴婦人

    lady

    婦人会

    women's group

    一夫一婦

    monogamy

    パート主婦

    housewife who works part-time

    前婦

    previous wife

    派出婦

    maid or housekeeper (in a visiting arrangement)

    婦人席

    ladies' seats

    主婦業

    homekeeping

    婦人病

    women's disease

    おしどり夫婦

    loving couple

    一夫一婦制

    monogamy

    夫婦別れ

    divorce

    夫婦の和

    conjugal harmony

    有婦

    having a wife

    国際婦人デー

    International Women's Day

    夫婦連れ

    husband and wife travelling together (traveling)

    夫婦間レイプ

    marital rape

    夫婦間

    within a marriage

    婦人運動

    women's movement

    子生婦

    konbu as a betrothal gift (representing fertility and having healthy children)

    婦人問題

    women's issues

    婦人科学

    gynecology

    産婦

    woman in childbirth

    夫婦気取り

    behaving like a married couple

    老婦人

    old woman

    初産婦

    primipara

    経産婦

    woman who has given birth

    旧婦

    former wife

    情婦

    lover

    大学婦人協会

    Japanese Association of University Women

    命婦

    title for high-ranking court ladies

    日本婦人会議

    Japan Woman's Council

    婦人警官

    policewoman

    職業婦人

    career woman

    婦人服

    women's clothing

    婦道

    woman's duties

    若夫婦

    young couple

    農婦

    female farmworker

    専業主婦

    housewife

    婦

    married woman

    婦人参政権

    women's suffrage

    夫婦関係

    marital relationship

    付き添い看護婦

    (female) private nurse

    夫婦共働き

    husband and wife both working (for a living)

    婦人科医

    gynecologist

    夫婦円満

    matrimonial happiness

    春婦

    prostitute

    夫婦生活

    married life

    美婦

    beautiful woman

    産婦人科学

    obstetrics and gynecology

    家庭婦人

    housewife

    夫婦岩

    pair of rocks resembling a married couple (one larger representing the husband, one smaller the wife)

    亡婦

    deceased wife

    夫婦仲

    conjugal relations

    夫婦保険

    married couple's insurance (i.e. life-insurance policy covering husband and wife)

    似た者夫婦

    married couple with similar tastes or dispositions

    婦人選挙権

    women's suffrage

    主婦層

    housewife demographic

    馴れ合い夫婦

    common-law couple

    夫婦約束

    engagement

    接待婦

    hostess

    残留婦人

    Japanese woman not repatriated from China after WWII

    息子夫婦

    one's son and his wife

    夫婦愛

    love between husband and wife

    新郎新婦

    bride and groom

    売笑婦

    prostitute

    婦婦

    female married couple

    悪婦

    wicked woman

    産婦人科医

    obstetrician-gynecologist

    新婚夫婦

    newly married couple

    接客婦

    hostess

    遊行女婦

    wandering prostitute

    婦人警察官

    policewoman

    兄夫婦

    one's older brother and his wife

    夫婦養子

    adopting a married couple

    兼業主婦

    part-time mom

    弟夫婦

    one's younger brother and his wife

    雑役婦

    cleaning lady

    熟年夫婦

    middle-aged couple

    仮面夫婦

    couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife

    娘夫婦

    one's daughter and her husband

    夫婦共稼ぎ

    husband and wife both working (for a living)

    特定妊婦

    specified expectant mother

    婦人靴

    women's shoes

    慰安婦

    comfort woman

    婦女子

    women and children

    妹夫婦

    one's younger sister and her husband

    婦人雑誌

    ladies' magazine

    陸軍婦人部隊

    Women's Army Corps

    看護婦学院

    nurses' training school

    夫婦墓

    husband and wife tomb

    看護婦長

    head nurse

    姉夫婦

    one's older sister and her husband

    夫婦別姓

    use of separate surnames by a married couple

    夫婦は合わせ鏡

    spouses are mirror images of each other

    節婦

    chaste wife

    炊事婦

    woman who assists in food preparation

    匹婦

    coarse woman

    姦婦

    adulteress

    婦徳

    woman's virtues

    裸婦

    nude woman

    従軍慰安婦

    comfort woman

    夫婦炊き

    dish of the same ingredient prepared two different ways, stewed together (esp. tofu, specialty of Kyoto)

    日本産科婦人科学会

    Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    勇婦

    heroine

    付き添い婦

    (female) private nurse

    掃除婦

    cleaning woman

    毒婦

    temptress

    賄い婦

    female cook

    匹夫匹婦

    coarse men and women

    姦夫姦婦

    adulterer and adulteress

    貞婦

    faithful or virtuous woman (wife)

    烈婦

    chaste, strong-minded woman

    裸婦画

    nude (painting)

    妊婦服

    maternity clothes

    妊産婦死亡率

    maternal mortality rate

    選択的夫婦別姓

    (system of) optional separate surnames for married couples

    看護婦養成所

    nurses' training school

    妊婦健診

    prenatal checkup

    醜業婦

    prostitute

    高級娼婦

    high-class prostitute

    夫婦茶碗

    pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small)

    蚤の夫婦

    couple in which the wife is bigger than the husband

    炊婦

    (female) cook

    孕婦

    pregnant woman

    淫売婦

    prostitute

    妖婦

    enchantress

    賎業婦

    prostitute

    産褥婦

    woman who has recently given birth

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 冖
    • 女
    • 巾
    • 夫婦炊き
    • 妊婦健診
    • 婦人席
    • 家庭婦人
    • 夫婦岩
    • 婦婦
    • 夫婦は合わせ鏡
    • 産婦人科学
    • 残留婦人
    • 大学婦人協会
    • 日本婦人会議
    • 日本産科婦人科学会
    • 陸軍婦人部隊

    is_used_in

    • 悪婦
    • 慰安婦
    • 一夫一婦
    • 淫婦
    • 看護婦
    • 看護婦学院
    • 看護婦長
    • 看護婦養成所
    • 家政婦
    • 姦婦
    • 貴婦人
    • 旧婦
    • 産婦人科
    • 産婦人科医
    • 主婦
    • 初産婦
    • 助産婦
    • 情婦
    • 新婦
    • 新郎新婦
    • 前婦
    • 掃除婦
    • 妊産婦
    • 妊婦
    • 妊婦服
    • 売笑婦
    • 匹夫匹婦
    • 匹婦
    • 付き添い婦
    • 夫婦共稼ぎ
    • 夫婦喧嘩
    • 夫婦生活
    • 夫婦仲
    • 夫婦別れ
    • 夫婦約束
    • 夫婦連れ
    • 婦警
    • 婦女
    • 婦女子
    • 婦人
    • 婦人科
    • 婦人科医
    • 婦人科学
    • 婦人服
    • 婦長
    • 保健婦
    • 亡婦
    • 勇婦
    • 裸婦
    • 褥婦
    • 売春婦
    • 夫婦
    • 娼婦
    • 老婦
    • 老夫婦
    • 寡婦
    • 烈婦
    • 産婦
    • 炊婦
    • 専業主婦
    • 醜業婦
    • 毒婦
    • 節婦
    • 付き添い看護婦
    • 派出婦
    • 婦人会
    • 婦人参政権
    • 婦人病
    • 婦人問題
    • 婦人運動
    • 婦人警官
    • 婦道
    • 婦徳
    • 婦選
    • 酌婦
    • 貞婦
    • 雑役婦
    • 接客婦
    • 妖婦
    • 農婦
    • 経産婦
    • 職業婦人
    • 夫唱婦随
    • 夫婦茶碗
    • 准看護婦
    • 賎業婦
    • 夫婦の和
    • 賄い婦
    • 若夫婦
    • 裸婦画
    • 夫婦関係
    • 夫婦別姓
    • おしどり夫婦
    • 婦女暴行
    • 婦人靴
    • 仮面夫婦
    • 夫婦養子
    • 夫婦円満
    • 姦夫姦婦
    • 夫婦気取り
    • 夫婦間
    • 老婦人
    • 従軍慰安婦
    • 熟年夫婦
    • 蚤の夫婦
    • 兼業主婦
    • 春婦
    • 命婦
    • 婦人警察官
    • 婦
    • 似た者夫婦
    • 夫婦喧嘩は犬も食わない
    • 淫売婦
    • 遊行女婦
    • 婦人雑誌
    • 夫婦保険
    • 婦人選挙権
    • 孕婦
    • 馴れ合い夫婦
    • 夫婦墓
    • 一夫一婦制
    • 妊産婦死亡率
    • 醜婦
    • 美婦
    • 炊事婦
    • 悍婦
    • 国際婦人デー
    • 産褥婦
    • 特定妊婦
    • 主婦業
    • 夫婦間レイプ
    • 有婦
    • 主婦層
    • 子生婦
    • 選択的夫婦別姓
    • パート主婦
    • 新婚夫婦
    • 姉夫婦
    • 弟夫婦
    • 兄夫婦
    • 妹夫婦
    • 夫婦共働き
    • 高級娼婦
    • 夫婦愛
    • 息子夫婦
    • 娘夫婦
    • 接待婦

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