JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 賦: "levy, ode, prose"
The kanji 賦 means "levy, ode, prose, poem, tribute, installment". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read フ, ブ 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)
フブ
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 | levy, ode, prose, poem, tribute, installment |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | outside the 2,501 most frequent |
Common words with 賦
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 天賦の才innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
- 天賦natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
- 賦poem · narrative (style of the Shi Jing)
- 賦活activation; invigoration; stimulation
- 賦役slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour
- 賦与being endowed with (e.g. a gift); being blessed with; endowment
- 運否天賦trusting to chance; trusting to Providence
- 天賦の才能innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
- 月賦monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
- 割賦allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments
- 賦課levy; imposition
- 年賦annual installment; annual instalment
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