ふう
夫
ふ
婦
べっ
別
せい
姓

noun

  1. use of separate surnames by a married couple.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ふう
夫
ふ
婦
べっ
別
せい
姓
 夫婦別姓 ふうふべっせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
lady, woman, wife
フ　よめ　ね (5th, N3)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
broom
ソウ　シュウ　ほうき (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)
separate, branch off, diverge
ベツ　わか.れる　べっ (4th, N4)
cut flesh from bone(剮) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
surname
セイ　ショウ (7th, N2)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)