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Kanji Detail for 輔 - "assist, aid, supplement"

輔

  • Meaning

    輔 means "assist, aid, supplement."

    1. Assist - To help; to support.

    2. Aid - To provide assistance.

    3. Supplement - An addition that supports.

    4. Cheekbone - The bone of the face.

  • Four-character idioms with 輔

    • 唇歯輔車 しんしほしゃ Listen mutual dependence

  • Tattoo check: 輔

    • Verified meaning: assist, aid, supplement
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すけ, すけじろう, すけひろ, すけむね)

    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 輔

    Given names 輔(すけ)Listen 輔(すけじろう)Listen 輔(たすく)Listen 輔(ふ)Listen 輔(ほ)Listen 輔(ほうすけ)Listen 輔(らいすけ)Listen

    Surnames 輔(すけひろ)Listen 輔(すけむね)Listen 輔(すけゆき)Listen 輔(たすける)Listen 輔(ぶ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    help

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cheek bone; protective; assist

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to assist; to complement; auxiliary

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    side road; to assist, to coach, to tutor

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

    The human cheekbone. Today, being close neighbors who rely on each other is called 輔車相依 (cheek and jawbone depend on each other). Expression from "Zuozhuan." | To assist. Such as saying 輔弼 (assist). | An official title. 師, 保, 疑, 丞 are called 四輔 (Four Assistants). Meaning those who assist on the left and right.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    fu(フ) フ

    ho(ホ) ホ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tasu.keru(たす-ける) たす-ける

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    車 (kuruma・kurumahen)

  • Related Keywords

    assist aid supplement jaw official reinforce help advocacy backing cheekbone collaboration cooperation encouragement guidance mentoring patronage relief service sponsorship support

Sentences including 輔

  • Daisuke climbed to the summit.

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