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福 means 'fortune'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 507   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-13    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 26    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 57 words   Used in 142 words   Used in 2374 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
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Additional readings
Name    とし   とみ   ふ   ふき   ふっ   ぼく   よし
Variants
福  
Components
⿰  礻 (示) show  畐 fill  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 福 is used 8 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 福 is used 139 times, read 1 way (with 3 variations).
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フク : 126 words FIND ALL
こ う ふ く 0
happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being  (mainly literary)
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フク (read as ぷく) : 9 words FIND ALL
noun
national interests and the people's welfare  (yojijukugo)
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フク (read as ぶく) : 3 words FIND ALL
こ ぶ く し ゃ 3
noun
person blessed with many children
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フク (read as ふっ) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
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An additional 3 less common words include 福 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 409 (originally: 386)  Joy o' Kanji : 386  Key to Kanji: 927 

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福
フク    fortune, blessing   
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礻
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
畐
フク    fill   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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田
デン   た rice field   
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