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扶

aid
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingフ
Kun readingたす.ける
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. aidRtK
    彼は母と妹を扶養しなければならない。He has to support his mother and his sister.tatoeba
    彼は扶養家族が多い。He has a large family.tatoeba
  2. help
  3. assist
  1. assistance
  2. support

Radicals and components

Radical手hand扌variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · husband

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 902

Compound words

扶助ふじょ
aid; help; assistance; support
扶養ふよう
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
家扶かふ
steward
扶育ふいく
bringing up (children)
扶持ふち
salary (paid in rice to a samurai)
窒扶斯チフス
typhoid
扶けるたすける
to save
扶養料ふようりょう
alimony
遺族扶助いぞくふじょ
survivor's benefit
扶養義務ふようぎむ
duty to support (a person)
宛てがい扶持あてがいぶち
discretionary allowance

Additional Examples

彼は扶養家族が３人いる。
He has three dependents to support.tatoeba
彼は多くの扶養家族がいる。
He has a large family to support.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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