Japanese symbol for “aide”
副官
ふくかん
Romaji: fukukan
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
In Japanese, aide is 副官, read ふくかん (fukukan).
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Meanings
- n adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
Written forms: 副官. Readings: ふくかん、ふっかん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “aide”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 補佐官 | ほさかん hosakan | aide |
| 介助者 | かいじょしゃ kaijosha | aide; caregiver; carer |
| 人手 | ひとで hitode | hand (worker); aide |
| 補佐人 | ほさにん hosanin | assistant; aide; curator |
| 随身 | ずいじん zuijin | attendant; aide; assistant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 副作用 | ふくさよう fukusayou | side effect; adverse reaction |
| 副業 | ふくぎょう fukugyou | side job; sideline; subsidiary business |
| 副産物 | ふくさんぶつ fukusanbutsu | by-product |
| 副題 | ふくだい fukudai | subtitle; subheading |
| 副葬品 | ふくそうひん fukusouhin | grave goods; burial accessories |
| 官僚 | かんりょう kanryou | bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy |
| 警官 | けいかん keikan | police officer; policeman; constable |
| 長官 | ちょうかん choukan | secretary (government); director; chief |
See also: Chinese symbol for “aide”.
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.