Japanese symbol for “housewife”
主婦
しゅふ
Romaji: shufu
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
In Japanese, housewife is 主婦, read しゅふ (shufu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “housewife”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| マダム | マダム madamu | madam; (married) woman; lady |
| 家庭婦人 | かていふじん kateifujin | housewife |
| ハウスワイフ | ハウスワイフ hausuwaifu | housewife |
| 刀自 | とじ toji | mistress (of a household); housewife |
| ホームメーカー | ホームメーカー hoomumeekaa | homemaker; housewife |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
| 主催 | しゅさい shusai | sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing |
| 主要 | しゅよう shuyou | chief; main; principal |
| 主人 | しゅじん shujin | head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress |
| 夫婦 | ふうふ fuufu | married couple; husband and wife; man and wife |
| 婦人 | ふじん fujin | woman; lady; adult female |
See also: Chinese symbol for “housewife”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.