葺

12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

thatch, cover, shingle, tile

Kun'yomi
  • あし
  • ふく
    		to roof (a house with some material)
  • ふき
On'yomi
  • シュウ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ふく 100.0%

Character Breakdown

thatch, cover, shingle
ふ.く　シュウ　あし (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)

Common Words

かや
茅
ぶ
葺
　
き
thatching a roof (with grass)
か
刈
　
り
ふ
葺
　
く
to thatch (a roof)
わら
藁
ぶ
葺
　
き
straw-thatching
かわら
瓦
ぶ
葺
　
き
tile-roofing
いた
板
ぶ
葺
　
き
shingle roofing
ふ
葺
　
き
いた
板
shingles
くさ
草
ぶ
葺
　
き
thatching
ふ
葺
　
き
か
替
　
え
　
る
to reroof
　
こ
　
け
　
ら
ぶ
葺
　
き
shingling
め
目
かく
隠
　
し
ぶ
葺
　
き
tiles used to cover nail holes in cypress bark roofing for the purpose of waterproofing
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References

Unicode hex code 847A
JIS X 0208 1-41-88
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3995
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5125
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2909
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2021
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2392
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2473
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1720
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31465X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k9.25
Four corner code 4440.1