ChiramiN4 kanji · 8 strokes
服 means clothes
服
月 body · 卩 kneeling person · 又 hand
服Memory trick
A hand (又) dressing a body (月): clothes.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- clothing, admit, obey, discharge
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
From Chinese (onyomi) フク fuku
フク (fuku) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
制服 せいふく · seifuku
uniform
Built from
- 月 moon, flesh
- 卩 kneeling person
- 又 hand
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又 Used in 92 kanji
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What does 服 mean?
Right: 服 means clothes.Not quite: 服 means clothes.In 制服, 服 is read ふく. Which kind of reading is that?
Right. 制服 is read せいふく (seifuku): 服 takes フク, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 服 has.Not quite. 制服 is read せいふく (seifuku): 服 takes フク, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 服 has.