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扶 — Aid

JLPT N17 strokesSecondary school#1879 most used
aid, help, assist
On’yomi (fu)
Kun’yomiたすける (tasukeru)

Stroke order (7 strokes)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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Common words using 扶

WordReadingMeaning
扶養ふよう
fuyou
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
扶助ふじょ
fujo
aid; help; assistance
扶桑ふそう
fusou
divine tree or island east of China; Fusang; Japan

Study notes

扶 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1879 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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