Word Meaning 主夫

しゅふ shufu

主夫 is read as しゅふ (shufu) and means househusband.

Meaning

English

househusband
stay-at-home dad

Reading

Kana

しゅふ

Romaji

shufu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 64738 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

専業主夫

せんぎょうしゅふ

full-time househusband

主席

しゅせき

head

主要

しゅよう

chief

主権

しゅけん

sovereignty

主任

しゅにん

person in charge

主役

しゅやく

leading part

主演

しゅえん

starring (in a film, play, etc.)

主婦

しゅふ

housewife

主観

しゅかん

one's personal opinion

主客

しゅかく

host and guest

主流

しゅりゅう

(the) mainstream

主戦

しゅせん

advocacy of war

Example Sentences

専業主夫になりたい。

I want to be a stay-at-home dad.

トムは、専業主夫です。

Tom is a stay-at-home dad.

「トムの将来の夢は？」「僕、主夫になりたい」

"Tom, what's your dream for the future?" "I want to become a stay-at-home dad."

アンタ本当に器用ねっ。主夫とか向いてるんじゃない？

You're really handy, aren't you? Don't you think you'd make a good house-husband?

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 3 related entries

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