| 婦 | meaning | 'lady, woman, wife, bride' |
| onyomi | フ | |
| kunyomi | よめ |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 夫婦 | ふうふ | a married couple |
| 主婦 | しゅふ | a housewife, a homemaker |
| 婦人 | ふじん | woman, female |
| 看護婦 | かんごふ | (female) nurse |
| 付き添い看護婦 | つきそいかんごふ | private nurse |
| 保健婦 | ほけんふ | district health nurse, public health nurse |
| 准看護婦 | じゅんかんごふ | practical nurse |
| 助産婦 | じょさんぷ | midwife |
| 匹夫匹婦 | ひっぷひっぷ | coarse men and women |
| 匹婦 | ひっぷ | coarse woman, country woman |
| 妊婦 | にんぷ | pregnant woman |
| 妊産婦 | にんさんぷ | expectant and nursing mothers |
| 婦女暴行 | ふじょぼうこう | rape |
| 家政婦 | かせいふ | housekeeper, maid |
| 寡婦 | かふ, やもめ | widow |
| 老夫婦 | ろうふうふ | an old couple |
| 裸婦 | らふ | nude woman, naked woman |
| 貴婦人 | きふじん | lady |
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