JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 普: "universal, wide(ly), generally"
The kanji 普 means "universal, wide(ly), generally, Prussia". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read フ in on'yomi and あまね.く, あまねし 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)
あまね.くあまねし
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 | universal, wide(ly), generally, Prussia |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 757 of 2,501 |
Common words with 普
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 普通normal; ordinary; regular; usual · normally; ordinarily; usually; generally
- 普段usual; normal; everyday; habitual · usually; normally; generally; habitually
- 普段からon a routine basis; regularly; habitually
- 普及diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation
- 普通にnormally; ordinarily; usually; generally · by anyone's standards; by normal standards; sufficiently; actually
- 普段着everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
- 普遍的universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
- 普請building; construction · group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
- 普遍universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
- 普通科infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) · general education curriculum
- 普通人ordinary person
- 普遍性universality
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