also: せんぷ
noun
former husband; ex-husband
Refers to a woman's previous husband after divorce. The gloss 'late husband' is a possible but less common interpretation; context usually makes the meaning clear.
彼女は前夫と三年前に離婚した。
She divorced her former husband three years ago.
前夫との間に子供が一人いる。
She has one child with her ex-husband.
Compound of 前 (zen, 'previous') + 夫 (fu, 'husband'). The reading ぜんぷ follows standard on'yomi. The variant 先夫 uses 先 (sen, 'previous') with the same structure.