夫婦(ふうふ)

ふうふ
noun
married couple
1. married couple, husband and wife
A man and woman who are married to each other.
彼(かれ)らは理想的(りそうてき)な夫婦(ふうふ)だ。
They are an ideal married couple.
夫婦(ふうふ)で旅行(りょこう)に行(い)く予定(よてい)です。
We plan to travel as a couple.
夫婦(ふうふ)喧嘩(げんか)は犬(いぬ)も食(く)わない。
Even a dog won't eat a married couple's quarrel. [Proverb: Don't interfere in marital disputes]
Proverb meaning outsiders shouldn't get involved in marital disputes
あの夫婦(ふうふ)は結婚(けっこん)して三十(さんじゅう)年(ねん)になるが、いつも仲(なか)がいい。
That couple has been married for thirty years, but they always get along well.
共働(ともばたら)きの夫婦(ふうふ)が増(ふ)えて、家事(かじ)を分担(ぶんたん)するのが当(あ)たり前(まえ)になってきた。
The number of dual-income couples has increased, and sharing housework has become the norm.
共働き = dual-income (both spouses working)

USAGE: 夫婦(ふうふ) is the standard formal term for a married couple. Can also be read めおと in more traditional contexts.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 夫婦(ふうふ)生活(せいかつ) (married life)
  • 夫婦(ふうふ)喧嘩(げんか) (marital quarrel)
  • 夫婦(ふうふ)関係(かんけい) (marital relationship)
  • 夫婦(ふうふ)円満(えんまん) (marital harmony)
  • 新婚(しんこん)夫婦(ふうふ) (newlywed couple)
  • 老(ろう)夫婦(ふうふ) (elderly couple)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 夫(おっと) - husband
  • 妻(つま) - wife
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Added 2026.1.13 0:31 · Revised 2026.3.1 11:18
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