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Kanji Detail for 複 - "multiple, compound, duplicate"

複

  • Meaning

    複 means "multiple, compound, duplicate."

    1. Multiple - More than one; several.

    2. Compound - Combined; composite.

    3. Duplicate - To copy; to double.

    4. Lined - Having a lining; layered.

  • Words using 複

    • 複数 ふくすう Listen plural; multiple; plural (number)
    • 複雑 ふくざつ Listen complex; complicated; intricate
    • 複合 ふくごう Listen composite; combined; complex
    • 重複 ちょうふく Listen duplication; repetition; overlapping
    • 複利 ふくり Listen compound interest
    • 複製 ふくせい Listen reproduction; duplication; reprinting
    • 複雑さ ふくざつさ Listen complexity
    • 複写 ふくしゃ Listen copying; duplication; reproduction

  • Four-character idioms with 複

    • 複雑多岐 ふくざつたき Listen complex and wide-ranging; labyrinthine
    • 複雑多様 ふくざつたよう Listen complex and multifarious
    • 複雑怪奇 ふくざつかいき Listen complicated and mysterious

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    • Verified meaning: multiple, compound, duplicate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    duplicate; double; compound; multiple

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    repeat, double, overlap

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to repeat; to double; to overlap; complex (not simple); compound; composite; double; diplo-; duplicate; overlapping; to duplicate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return

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

    Layered clothing. Clothing with lining is called 複. | All things that are doubled are called 複. Such as saying 複沓 (repeated), 重複 (duplicate).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    fuku(フク) フク

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    衣 衤 (koromo・koromohen)

  • Related Keywords

    multiple compound duplicate lined layer pile up plural combined complex composite copy diverse double dual elaborate intricate layered manifold many multifaceted numerous repeated several

Sentences including 複

  • That is a very complex machine.

  • I found the problem uncomplicated.

  • This story is too complex for children.

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