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扶

aid, help, assist

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • フ

Kun'yomi

  • たす.ける

Meaning

扶 centers on providing support to someone who needs it: aiding, helping, or assisting, often with a sense of physically steadying or lifting.

Most common words using 扶

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  • 扶養ふよう
    N1

    support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance

  • 扶桑ふそう

    divine tree or island east of China; Fusang

  • 扶助ふじょ
    N1

    aid; help; assistance; support

  • 扶桑社ふそうしゃ

    Fusosha Publishing

  • 食い扶持くいぶち

    food expenses; cost of one's board

  • あてがい扶持あてがいぶち

    discretionary allowance

  • 低所得者医療扶助ていしょとくしゃいりょうふじょ

    support for medical treatment for those on low income; Medicaid

  • 住宅扶助じゅうたくふじょ

    housing assistance

  • 公的扶助こうてきふじょ

    public assistance

  • 家扶かふ

    steward

  • 年少扶養控除ねんしょうふようこうじょ

    tax exemption for a child under the age of 16

  • 扶助料ふじょりょう

    aid or relief allowance; subsidy

  • 扶壁ふへき

    parapet

  • 扶持ふち

    salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend

  • 扶持米ふちまい

    stipend in rice

  • 扶桑国ふそうこく

    Japan

  • 扶桑教ふそうきょう

    Fuso-kyo (sect of Shinto)

  • 扶植ふしょく

    implantation

  • 扶翼ふよく

    help; aid; support; assistance

  • 扶育ふいく

    bringing up (children)

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Etymology

扶 combines 扌 (hand) with 夫, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a man lending a hand to support or assist.

Meaning mnemonic

A hand 扌 beside a man 夫: picture a strong man offering his hand to help someone up, providing aid and support.

Reading mnemonic

For フ, imagine a helping hand lifting someone who has the flu: flu -> フ, and the aid helps them recover.