JLPT N4 · 8 strokes
Kanji 服: "clothing, admit, obey"
The kanji 服 means "clothing, admit, obey, discharge". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read フク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | clothing, admit, obey, discharge |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 873 of 2,501 |
Common words with 服
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 服clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; costume · counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
- 制服uniform
- 服装attire; dress; clothes; clothing
- 服を着るmettre des vêtements, s'habiller · incarner, personnifier
- 衣服clothes
- 洋服Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
- 不服dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection
- 克服conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
- 私服ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; casual wear · plainclothes police officer
- 征服conquest; subjugation · overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
- 軍服military uniform
- 服従obedience; submission; resignation
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