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服

clothing
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingフク
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. clothingRtK
  2. admit
  3. discharge
  4. obey
  1. clothes (esp. Western clothes)
  2. dress
  3. costume
  4. suit

Synonyms

クローズ服装着物衣服衣装衣類

Popular Usage

洋服衣服克服軍服

Radicals and components

Radical月moon
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · underpants · stamp · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1501

Compound words

洋服ようふく
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
衣服いふく
clothes
克服こくふく
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
軍服ぐんぷく
military uniform
呉服ごふく
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; drapery; dry goods
制服せいふく
uniform
征服せいふく
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
喪服もふく
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
着服ちゃくふく
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; dressing oneself; putting on clothes
被服ひふく
clothing
不服ふふく
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint
服従ふくじゅう
obedience; submission; resignation
服飾ふくしょく
clothing and accessories; attire
服装ふくそう
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume
服役ふくえき
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
服用ふくよう
taking medicine; dosing
礼服れいふく
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
和服わふく
Japanese clothes
承服しょうふく
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance
私服しふく
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; casual wear; mufti
既製服きせいふく
ready-made clothes; ready-to-wear clothes; off-the-rack clothes; off-the-peg clothes
セーラー服セーラーふく
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
１服いっぷく
a puff
威服いふく
awing into submission

On Reading Examples

彼は服を脱いでパジャマを着た。ふく
He took off his clothes and put on his pajamas.tatoeba
彼は服にブラシをかけた。ふく
He gave his coat a brush.tatoeba
彼は服ごと水に飛び込んだ。ふく
He jumped into the water clothes and all.tatoeba
彼は彼女に服を買ってやった。ふく
He bought a dress for her.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は服装には無頓着です。
He is careless about his clothes.tatoeba
彼は服装がだらしない。
He is untidily dressed.tatoeba
彼は服装がきちんとしているので、私はいつも感心していた。
The tidiness of his clothes always impressed me.tatoeba
彼は服を脱いでパジャマを着た。
He took off his clothes and put on his pajamas.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 服

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