Kanji Detail for 甫 - "beginning"

甫

Jinmeiyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

甫 means "beginning." Also associated with large, honorific.
1. Beginning - The start; the first.
2. Large - Wide; extensive; great.
3. Honorific - A respectful title for men.
Tattoo check: 甫
- Verified meaning: beginning
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read すけじろう, すけむね, すけゆき, はじむ)
- Also carries these associations: large, honorific
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 甫

Given names 甫(すけじろう) 甫(はじむ) 甫(はじめ) 甫(まさる) 甫(みつる)

Surnames 甫(すけむね) 甫(すけゆき) 甫(はしめ) 甫(ふ) 甫(ほ)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

for the first time; not until

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

begin; man, father; great; a distance of ten li

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(classical) barely; just; just now

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to begin; man, father; great; a distance of ten li

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

An honorific for men. Such as Confucius being called Nifu. Zhou had a grandee named Jiafu. Song had a grandee named Kongfu. Anciently written as 父. | A courtesy name is called 甫. Hence asking someone's courtesy name is called 台甫. | Calling one's father is called 甫. Such as calling someone's father 尊甫 (your honorable father). | Just beginning. Such as saying 甫有端倪 (just showing signs) and such.
Onyomi

fu(フ)

ho(ホ)
Kunyomi

haji.mete(はじ-めて)
Strokes

7 strokes
Radical

用 (mochiiru)
Related Keywords

beginning large honorific start first initial big commence grand great inception onset origin