Kanji 服: "clothing, admit, obey"

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

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

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.

• 服ふくclothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; costume · counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
• 制せい服ふくuniform
• 服ふく装そうattire; dress; clothes; clothing
• 服ふくを着きるto put on clothes; to wear clothes · to be the personification of
• 衣い服ふくclothes
• 洋よう服ふくWestern-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
• 不ふ服ふくdissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection
• 克こく服ふくconquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
• 私し服ふくordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; casual wear · plainclothes police officer
• 征せい服ふくconquest; subjugation · overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
• 軍ぐん服ぷくmilitary uniform
• 服ふく従じゅうobedience; submission; resignation

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