JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 扶: "aid, help, assist"
The kanji 扶 means "aid, help, assist". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read フ in on'yomi and たす.ける in kun'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
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たす.ける
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 | aid, help, assist |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1879 of 2,501 |
Common words with 扶
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 食い扶持food expenses; cost of one's board
- 扶持salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend · making (someone) a retainer and granting a stipend
- 扶養support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
- 扶桑divine tree or island east of China; Fusang · Japan
- 相互扶助mutual aid
- 扶養家族one's dependents
- 扶助aid; help; assistance; support
- 扶持米stipend in rice
- 家扶steward
- 扶翼help; aid; support; assistance
- 扶養義務duty to support (a person)
- 扶植implantation · support; establishment
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