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Kanji Detail for 副 - "vice, supplement"

副

  • Meaning

    副 means "vice, supplement." Also associated with split.

    1. Vice - Secondary; assistant.

    2. Supplement - An addition; an extra.

    3. Split - To divide; to separate.

  • Words using 副

    • 副社長 ふくしゃちょう Listen executive vice-president
    • 副作用 ふくさよう Listen side effect; adverse reaction
    • 副知事 ふくちじ Listen vice-governor; deputy governor; lieutenant governor
    • 副賞 ふくしょう Listen supplementary prize; additional prize; auxiliary prize
    • 副題 ふくだい Listen subtitle; subheading
    • 副詞 ふくし Listen adverb
    • 副反応 ふくはんのう Listen side effect (of a vaccine); side reaction

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    • Verified meaning: vice, supplement
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read そい, そえ)
    • Also carries these associations: split

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 副

    Surnames 副(そい)Listen 副(そえ)Listen

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    fuku(フク) フク

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    vice supplement split assistant attendant copy intermediary reserve accompany deputy auxiliary adjunct alternate backup complementary duplicate secondary subordinate substitute supporting

Sentences including 副

  • Is there any adverse reaction?

  • The function has no side effects.

  • What are the side effects of this medicine?

  • I made a lot of money on the side.

  • What do adverbs modify?

  • This medicine has no side effects.

  • I started a side job to earn some extra spending money.

  • My throat is sore from the secondhand smoke.

  • The aide suggested a change in tactics to him.

  • This medicine is free from harmful effects.

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