扶
扶 — Aid
aid, help, assist
On’yomiフ (fu)
Kun’yomiたすける (tasukeru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 扶
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扶養 | ふよう fuyou | support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance |
| 扶助 | ふじょ fujo | aid; help; assistance |
| 扶桑 | ふそう fusou | divine tree or island east of China; Fusang; Japan |
Study notes
扶 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1879 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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