夫君

Chinese

husband; man
monarch; lord; gentleman
monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
 
simp. and trad.
(夫君)

Pronunciation


Noun

夫君

  1. (literary, historical, honorific) (my) husband
  2. (archaic, Tang dynasty) friend
  3. (archaic) Your Majesty

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
くん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(くん) • (fukun

  1. (honorific) (someone else's, your) husband
    Synonym: ご主人 (go-shujin)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN