| 日本語 | にほんご | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 御主人様 | ごしゅじんさま | husband | Formal, honorific and distant ("Your esteemed husband") |
| 御主人 | ごしゅじん | husband | Honorific ("Your husband") |
| 主人 | しゅじん | husband, household head, company head | Humble ("My husband") |
| 夫 | おっと | a husband, a married man | A contraction of おとこのひと, an adult male |
| 奥様 | おくさま | wife, madam | Honorific ("Your wife"). Literally, "She who is at the back." |
| 奥さん | おくさん | wife, madam | Honorific but familiar ("Your wife, whom I may never have met, but at least you and I are pals") |
| 家内 | かない | wife | Humble ("My wife"). Literally, "She who is inside the house." |
| 愚夫 | ぐふ | wife | Formal but humble ("My humble wife"). Used in formal introductions. |