副
副 — Vice-
vice-, assistant, aide, duplicate, copy
On’yomiフク (fuku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 副
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 副社長 | ふくしゃちょう fukushachou | executive vice-president |
| 副作用 | ふくさよう fukusayou | side effect; adverse reaction |
| 副知事 | ふくちじ fukuchiji | vice-governor; deputy governor; lieutenant governor |
| 副賞 | ふくしょう fukushou | supplementary prize; additional prize; auxiliary prize |
| 副題 | ふくだい fukudai | subtitle; subheading |
| 副 | ふく fuku | assistant; associate; vice- |
Study notes
副 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #360 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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