夫

おっと · otto · JLPT N4 · noun

husband

夫 — husband

💍 otto sounds like Otto: my husband Otto oughta be home by now

Treat otto as the man's name Otto, and let it stand for husband. The small っ makes a brief stop before the t: ot-to. 夫 is the humble word for your own husband; someone else's husband is ご主人 or 旦那さん.

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