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裕

Abundant
Stroke count: 12

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 20

Meanings

  1. abundantRtK
  2. rich
    彼は田舎で裕福で快適な生活を送った。He lived a rich and comfortable life in the country.tatoeba
  3. fertile
  1. wealthy
  2. affluent
  3. well-off

Radicals and components

Radical衣clothes衤variant
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cloak · valley · eight (八) · umbrella · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 856

Compound words

富裕ふゆう
wealthy; rich; affluent
裕福ゆうふく
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
余裕よゆう
surplus; margin; leeway; room; space
裕にゆうに
easily (reach, exceed, etc.)
裕度ゆうど
electrical tolerance
富裕税ふゆうぜい
wealth tax
富裕層ふゆうそう
wealthy people
余裕綽々よゆうしゃくしゃく
calm and collected
余裕綽綽よゆうしゃくしゃく
calm and collected
余裕しゃくしゃくよゆうしゃくしゃく
calm and collected

Additional Examples

彼は長い間貧しかったが今は裕福である。
He was poor for a long time, but he is well off now.tatoeba
彼は前より裕福になった。
He is better off than he was.tatoeba
彼は昔より裕福だ。
He is better off than he used to be.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Abundance. 衤 (clothing) + 谷 (valley) — clothes in plenty. 余裕 — room to spare.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 裕

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