服 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「月」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「月」
- On
- フク
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- clothes, to obey, a dose
Origin
舟 (boat) + 𠬝 (phonetic, 'submit'). It first meant to make someone obey, then came to mean 'clothes' that fit the body.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| フク | 服装・服従・洋服 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 洋服ようふく
Western clothes
- 制服せいふく
uniform
Example
あたらしい 服を 着ます。
I wear new clothes.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)