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府

府 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 役所。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「广」（建物）+音符「付」。「くら」を意味する漢語｛府｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • フElem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • い
  • う
  • お
  • はん
Other languages
  • 拼音fu3
  • 한글bu
  • Hán-ViệtPhủ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
廴(えんにょう)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+5E9C

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸广付

Words using this kanji

  • 府警ふけい「府'警察｣「府'警察本部」。prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
  • 府立ふりつ府が、公共施設を設立、管理すること。prefectural, managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)
  • 府県ふけん地方公共団体の府と県。prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
  • 府知事ふちじprefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
  • 府庁ふちょう府の事務を執行するための庁舎。prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)
  • 府議会ふぎかい地方公共団体の府における議決機関。prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)
  • 府税ふぜい地方税のうち府が賦課、徴収するもの。urban prefectural tax (of Osaka or Kyoto)
  • 府ふ地方行政区画の一つ。現在は京都府と大阪府のみ。(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto), centre (e.g. of learning), center, seat
  • 府中ふちゅう律令制の国府の所在地。 朝廷が表だって政治を行う場所。provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system), provincial office, public place of imperial rule
  • 府下ふか府の管轄する地域。 府城の内。suburban districts (of a metropolis), within an urban-prefecture
  • 府庫ふこ財貨や文書などを保管する蔵。 国府などの蔵。treasury
  • 府省ふしょうgovernment departments, ministries and agencies
  • 府連ふれん(Osaka, Kyoto) party chapter
  • 府社ふしゃprefectural shrine (of Kyoto or Osaka)
  • 府内ふない都道府県のうち府の区域内または管轄内。 江戸時代、幕府江戸町奉行が所管した区域。御府内。 大分県大分市の旧称。within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka), within the town limits of Edo
  • 府営ふえい府の運営する事業。(under) urban prefectural management (Osaka or Kyoto)
  • 府道ふどう地方公共団体の府が設置し、維持、管理する公道。prefectural road (in Osaka and Kyoto Prefectures)
  • 府民ふみん府の住民。prefectural resident (of Osaka or Kyoto)
  • 府議ふぎ「府議会議員」の略。prefectural assembly member (in Osaka or Kyoto Prefectures)
  • 府会ふかい施行以前、地方公共団体の府における議決機関。 「府議会」のこと。prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
3-3-5
Four Corner
0024.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3q5.2
Heisig
1077
Nelson
1507