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副

Vice
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingフク
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4Level 22

Meanings

  1. vice
  2. vice-RtK
  3. assistant
  4. aide
  5. duplicate
  6. copy
  1. associate
  2. sub-
  3. deputy

Synonyms

サブ副詞

Homonyms

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Same reading (ふく)
服 · clothes (esp. Western clothes)吹く · to blow (of the wind)福 · good fortune拭く · to wipe

Radicals and components

Radical刀knife刂variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wealth · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · mouth (口) · rice field (田) · brains · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 93

Compound words

副業ふくぎょう
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
副詞ふくし
adverb
副賞ふくしょう
supplementary prize; additional prize; auxiliary prize; bonus prize
副題ふくだい
subtitle; subheading
副作用ふくさよう
side effect; adverse reaction
副産物ふくさんぶつ
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect; consequence
副社長ふくしゃちょう
executive vice-president
副葬品ふくそうひん
grave goods; burial accessories
副知事ふくちじ
vice-governor; deputy governor; lieutenant governor
副反応ふくはんのう
side effect (of a vaccine); side reaction
介副かいぞえ
helper (e.g. for a sick person)
正副せいふく
original and copy (of a document)
副うそう
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.)
副因ふくいん
secondary cause
副署ふくしょ
countersignature
副腎ふくじん
suprarenal body
副弐ふくじ
secondary (thing)
副虹ふくにじ
secondary rainbow
副会長ふくかいちょう
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
副議長ふくぎちょう
vice-chairman
副牧師ふくぼくし
associate pastor
副睾丸ふくこうがん
epididymis
側副靭帯そくふくじんたい
collateral ligament
側副靱帯そくふくじんたい
collateral ligament

Additional Examples

農民はしばしば収入を補うために副業をします。
Farmers often moonlight to supplement their incomes.tatoeba
投与する量を減らすことが副作用の危機を減少させるとは考えにくい。
It cannot reasonably be assumed that decreasing the dose would reduce the risk of side-effects.tatoeba
社長は来ないで代わりに副社長をよこした。
The president did not come, but sent the vice-president in his stead.tatoeba
改良された医療技術は、宇宙開発計画の副産物として派生したものの一つである。
Improved medical technology has been one of the spin-offs of the space program.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Vice-, secondary. 畐 (a full jar) + 刂 (knife) — cut in two: the second half. 副作用 — side effect.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 副

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step