# 夫 — husband

夫 means “husband”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: フ (fu), フウ (fuu), ブ (bu). Kun'yomi: おっと (otto). You'll see it in words such as 夫 (otto, “husband”).

- Meaning: husband
- On'yomi: フ (fu), フウ (fuu), ブ (bu)
- Kun'yomi: おっと (otto)
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N3 · set A bit of everything 1

## Words with 夫

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 夫 | おっと (otto) | husband |

## Don't confuse it with

[失](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lose/) · [扶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/provide-for/) · [決](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decide/) · [快](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pleasant/)

## More in the “A bit of everything 1” set

[米](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rice/) · [革](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/leather/) · [夫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/husband/) · [消](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extinguish/) · [育](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bring-up/) · [酒](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sake/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/husband/. Last updated 2026-11-01.