• 主婦しゅふ — housewife
• 夫婦ふうふ — married couple
• 婦人ふじん — lady / woman
• 看護婦かんごふ — nurse (outdated term)
• 婦女ふじょ — women (formal term)
• 妊婦にんぷ — pregnant woman
• 産婦さんぷ — woman in childbirth
• 婦人服ふじんふく — women’s clothing

婦 combines 女 (woman) and 帚 (broom), symbolizing a woman engaged in domestic work. Historically, it represented the role of a wife or homemaker. Today, it is used broadly in words related to women across different social contexts.

母ははは 専業主婦せんぎょうしゅふです。
My mother is a full-time homemaker.

婦人ふじんの 服ふくは 2階にかいにあります。
The women’s clothing section is on the second floor.