► 名詞
夫 [(3)おっと] meaning: husband rank: 1
☆ うちの夫 ⇨ My husband (☛ Most technical. However note that it is NEVER used to directly address the husband of the person you are talking to. E.g. you NEVER say 「あなたの夫 = your husband」, although 「彼女の夫 = her husband」is acceptable in speech, or perfectly normal in written language)
御主人 [(2)ごしゅじん] [coll] [respect] meaning: husband rank: 2
☆ お宅の御主人 ⇨ Your husband (☛ A respectful term to address someone else’s husband. Never used to address your own husband)
主人 [(1)しゅじん] [coll] meaning: husband rank: 2
☆ うちの主人 ⇨ My husband (☛ Used to refer to one’s own husband ONLY. Means “a master”, and used less today as misogynistic)
旦那 [だんな] [coll] [humorous] meaning: husband rank: 2
☆ うちの旦那 ⇨ My husband
旦那さん [だんなさん] [coll] meaning: husband rank: 3
☆ お宅の旦那さん ⇨ Your husband
亭主 [(1)ていしゅ] meaning: husband rank: 3
☆ うちの亭主 ⇨ My husband (☛ Means “a master”, and used less today as misogynistic)
婿 [(1)むこ] meaning: husband rank: 3
☆ うちの婿 ⇨ My son-in-law (☛ The husband of a daughter)
愛妻家 [あいさいか] meaning: husband rank: 4
☆ 彼は大変な愛妻家だ ⇨ He’s really good to his wife (☛ A husband who treats his wife well. There’s no direct counter expression for a wife who treats his husband)
旦那様 [(4)だんなさま] [coll] [respect] meaning: husband rank: 4
☆ お宅の旦那様 ⇨ Your husband