主婦 (しゅふ) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "housewife" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

しゅふ

主婦

N

HOUSEWIFE (homemaker)

しゅ主 • MASTER

ふ婦 • LADY

The master / primary keeper (主) of the home as a lady (婦): housewife, homemaker.

CONSTITUENT KANJI BREAKDOWN

Kanji Inside 主婦 (housewife)

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Kanji 主 (Master) mnemonic tile

Kanji 婦 (Lady) mnemonic tile

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主要 N

しゅよう

chief, main, principal, major

婦人 N

ふじん

新婦 N

しんぷ

婦女 N

ふじょ

women, women and girls, womankind

婦長 N

ふちょう