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Japanese symbol for “additional”

Romaji: fuku
assistant; associate; vice-; sub-

In Japanese, additional is , read (fuku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, pref assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy; substitute
  2. n duplicate; copy
  3. n adverb

Kanji and stroke order

vice-, assistant, aide
on: フク
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “additional”

WordReadingMeaning
べつわく betsuwakuadditional; extraordinary; outside the norms
おい oiextra (afterwards); additional; more
ばんがい bangaiextra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional
ついかてき tsuikatekiadditional
アディショナル adishonaruadditional

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふくさよう fukusayouside effect; adverse reaction
ふくぎょう fukugyouside job; sideline; subsidiary business
ふくさんぶつ fukusanbutsuby-product
ふくだい fukudaisubtitle; subheading
ふくかん fukukanadjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
ふくそうひん fukusouhingrave goods; burial accessories

See also: Chinese symbol for “additional”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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