夫・良人|おっとotto[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounhusband
   妻つまは夫おっとより長生ながいきするものだ。↗

   Wives usually outlive husbands.

• Synonym旦那だんなCasualColloquial term for one's own or someone else's husband, more casual than 「夫」, with an old-fashioned head-of-the-household flavor.
• Synonym亭主ていしゅNeutralOld-fashioned word for the head of a household or a husband, as in 「うちの亭主」 and 「亭主関白」; carries an old-fashioned tone.
• Synonym良人りょうじんWrittenWritten word for husband, found mostly in literature today; also the kanji used when reading 「おっと」.
• RelatedハズバンドCasualLoanword for husband with a Western or joking flavor; rarely used in daily life.
• Related背の君せのきみWrittenArchaic, elegant honorific a wife uses for her husband, seen mainly in classical waka and literary works.
• Related宿六やどろくCasualSlang a wife uses to tease her husband, dismissive or jocular, as in 「うちの宿六」.

When mentioning your own husband to others, 「夫」 is the default. Colloquially use 「旦那」, old-fashioned 「亭主」, the honorific 「ご主人」 for someone else's husband, and teasing 「宿六」.

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1. （おっと、古ふるくは・つま）男性だんせいの配偶者はいぐうしゃ。