副

Meaning

副 centers on a secondary or supporting role: something that is vice-, assistant, or an aide. The duplicate/copy sense extends naturally from the idea of a secondary version that accompanies the main one.

• 副ふく
  N2

  assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy; substitute; auxiliary; supplementary; additional; collateral

• 副業ふくぎょう

  side job; sideline; subsidiary business

• 副作用ふくさよう
  N2

  side effect; adverse reaction

• 副官ふくかん

  adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp

• 副長ふくちょう

  deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something)

• 副産物ふくさんぶつ

  by-product

• 副腎ふくじん

  suprarenal body; adrenal glands

• 副題ふくだい

  subtitle; subheading

• 副次的ふくじてき

  secondary

• 副詞ふくし
  N2

  adverb

• 副賞ふくしょう

  supplementary prize; additional prize; auxiliary prize; bonus prize

• 副読本ふくとくほん

  supplementary reader

• 副審ふくしん

  assistant umpire; assistant referee

• 副将ふくしょう

  second in command (of an army)

• 副葬品ふくそうひん

  grave goods; burial accessories

• 副社長ふくしゃちょう

  executive vice-president

• 副知事ふくちじ

  vice-governor; deputy governor; lieutenant governor

• 副反応ふくはんのう

  side effect (of a vaccine)

• 副署ふくしょ

  countersignature

• 副収入ふくしゅうにゅう

  additional income

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