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夫 = 一 + 大
夫 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “husband”. It is built from 一 (one) and 大 (large). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 901. It appears as a component in 13 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- husband
- RTK frame
- 901
- Strokes
- 4
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- フ, フウ, ブ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- おっと, それ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- муж
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 夫 man
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Alternative decomposition
Characters that contain 夫
- 扶 aid
- 渓 mountain stream
- 規 standard
- 替 exchange
- 賛 approve
- 失 lose
- 撲 slap
- 僕 me
- 鶏 chicken
- 芙 lotus flower
- 龹 quarter
- 𦰩 scarecrow
- 夹 scissors
How to find 夫 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “large”. 夫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 夫 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.