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Japanese symbol for “doubles”

Romaji: fuku
compound; composite; multiple; re-

In Japanese, doubles 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. pref compound; composite; multiple; re-; bi-
  2. n doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
  3. 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

duplicate, double, compound
on: フク
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “doubles”

WordReadingMeaning
ダブルス daburusudoubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
ダブル daburudoubles (e.g. in tennis)
ふくしあい fukushiaidoubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふくすう fukusuuplural; multiple
ふくざつ fukuzatsucomplex; complicated; intricate
ふくごう fukugoucomposite; combined; complex
ちょうふく choufukuduplication; repetition; overlapping
ふくせい fukuseireproduction; duplication; reprinting
ふくしゃ fukushacopying; duplication; reproduction

See also: Chinese symbol for “doubles”.

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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