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Kanji Detail for 副 - "vice, supplement, assistant"

副

  • Meaning

    副 means "vice, supplement, assistant."

    1. Vice - Secondary; assistant.

    2. Supplement - An addition; an extra.

    3. Split - To divide; to separate.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    vice-; assistant; aide; duplicate; copy

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    assist; supplement; assistant

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to assist, to supplement; assistant; secondary; auxiliary

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Secondary. Like the colloquial "assistant." Such as 副使 (deputy envoy). | Next in rank. Such as goods having 正號 (main brand), 副號 (sub-brand), meaning of the same type but slightly inferior. | To match. Such as 盛名之下，其實難副 (hard to live up to a great reputation). | Hair ornament. (Book of Odes) "副 hairpin with six jade pieces." Meaning combining various items to complete the ornament. Now combining various implements to serve a purpose is all called 副. Such as 全副 (complete set), 一副 (one set).
  • Onyomitip

    fu(ふ) ふ

    fuku(ふく) ふく

  • Kunyomitip

    so.u(そう) そう

  • Strokestip

    11 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords
    vice deputy assistant secondary supplement additional extra auxiliary subordinate split divide separate copy duplicate match correspond suit fit accompany side
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