Japanese symbol for “compound”
複
ふく
Romaji: fuku
compound; composite; multiple; re-
In Japanese, compound is 複, read ふく (fuku).
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Meanings
- pref compound; composite; multiple; re-; bi-
- n doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
- n place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet; bet that predicts a top 2 or top 3 finish (depending on number of horses, etc. in race)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “compound”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 境内 | けいだい keidai | grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard |
| 構内 | こうない kounai | premises; grounds; campus |
| コンパウンド | コンパウンド konpaundo | compound |
| 化合物 | かごうぶつ kagoubutsu | compound |
| 混ぜ合わす | まぜあわす mazeawasu | to mix together; to blend; to compound |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 複数 | ふくすう fukusuu | plural; multiple |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ fukuzatsu | complex; complicated; intricate |
| 複合 | ふくごう fukugou | composite; combined; complex |
| 重複 | ちょうふく choufuku | duplication; repetition; overlapping |
| 複製 | ふくせい fukusei | reproduction; duplication; reprinting |
| 複写 | ふくしゃ fukusha | copying; duplication; reproduction |
See also: Chinese symbol for “compound”.
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.