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Japanese symbol for “reinforcing”

Romaji: fuen
going to save; reinforcing (e.g. troops)

In Japanese, reinforcing is , read (fuen).

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, vs, vt going to save; reinforcing (e.g. troops)

Kanji and stroke order

proceed, get, become
on: フ
kun: おもむ.く
9 strokes · JLPT 1
abet, help, save
on: エン
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふにん funinmoving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
おもむく omomukuto go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to
たんしんふにん tanshinfunintaking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job
ふにんち funinchiplace of (new) post; (new) place of appointment
かいがいふにん kaigaifuninoverseas assignment; overseas posting
しえん shiensupport; backing; aid
おうえん ouenaid; assistance; help
えんじょ enjoassistance; aid; support

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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