husband · man

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 夫 means husband; its kun-reading is おっと and its on-reading is ふ.
• Basic usage: 夫(おっと) means a husband, while 夫婦(ふうふ) means a married couple.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• One husband and a married couple
  • 姉の夫 means an older sister's husband. 夫婦で means as a couple, referring to the two people running a small restaurant together.
  • The beginning of 夫婦 is ふう, with a long vowel. The whole word is read ふうふ.