服
服·clothes
- On-yomi
- フク
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 服 | ふく | clothes |
| 洋服 | ようふく | Western clothes |
| 制服 | せいふく | uniform |
| 和服 | わふく | Japanese clothes, kimono |
Example sentences
その服はとてもよく似合いますね。
そのふくはとてもよくにあいますね。
Those clothes suit you very well.
この学校は制服を着なければなりません。
このがっこうはせいふくをきなければなりません。
At this school you have to wear a uniform.
妹は服を買うのが好きです。
いもうとはふくをかうのがすきです。
My little sister likes buying clothes.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Treating 服 as countable in English style — Japanese counts it with 一着 (いっちゃく)
Memory aid
Picture it
The flesh radical (月) with a hand beside it — clothing wrapped around the body.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 服ふくclothes
- 洋服ようふくWestern clothes
- 衣服いふくclothes, clothing
- 服装ふくそうclothing, dress, attire (how one is dressed)
- 克服こくふくovercoming, conquering (a difficulty or weakness)
- 服用ふくようtaking (medicine)
- 服役ふくえきserving a prison sentence
- 克服するこくふくするto overcome, to conquer
- 和服わふくJapanese clothes, traditional Japanese dress
- 着服ちゃくふくembezzlement, pocketing
- 不服ふふくdissatisfaction; objection; refusal to accept (a decision); complaint
- 軍服ぐんぷくmilitary uniform
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