| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 夫 | おっと | husband |
| 夫人 | ふじん, ぶにん, はしかし | wife, Mrs, madam; wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); consort of the emperor |
| 夫婦 | ふうふ, めおと, みょうと | married couple, spouses, husband and wife, couple, pair |
| 夫妻 | ふさい | man and wife, married couple |
| 工夫 | くふう | scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation) |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ | safe, all right, OK, okay |
| 丈夫 | じょうぶ | healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable |
| 義太夫 | ぎだゆう | gidayuu (form of ballad drama) |
| 老夫婦 | ろうふうふ | an old couple |
| 亡夫 | ぼうふ | my deceased husband, my late husband |