This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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夫、具
つま
wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
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良人
おっと
husband
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男、夫、牡
male; man; husband
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that; he; she; that person
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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
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夫婦

ふうふ、めおと、みょうと
married couple; spouses; husband and wife; couple; pair; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
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夫妻

ふさい
man and wife; married couple
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太夫

大夫
たゆう
high-ranking Noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); joruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
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工夫

こうふ
labourer; laborer; blue-collar worker
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工夫

功夫
くふう
scheme; device; scheming; devising; figuring out; coming up with; solving ingeniously; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)