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N4 Kanji 38: 服
Meaning of kanji 服:
![](https://marshallyin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/boy2.jpeg)
In Japanese, 服 means “to obey; clothes”.
How to read kanji 服:
Kunyomi | Not often used |
Onyomi | ふく |
How to write kanji 服:
![](https://marshallyin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/服4.png)
Origin of kanji 服:
![](https://marshallyin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WechatIMG347-300x250.jpeg)
You can see a big hand that try to grab this man, this man has to obey him.
So kanji 服 stands for “to obey”.
kanji 服 also stands for “clothes”, because your clothes should “obey” (fit) your body so that you can put it on.
![](https://marshallyin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/服2-300x278.png)
Development of kanji 服:
![](https://marshallyin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/服3-61x300.png)
Vocabulary containing kanji 服:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
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服 | ふく | clothes |
洋服 | ようふく | clothes |
服装 | ふくそう | clothes |
克服 | こくふく | overcoming |
制服 | せいふく | uniform |
衣服 | いふく | clothes |
征服 | せいふく | conquest |
服従 | ふくじゅう | obedience |
服用 | ふくよう | taking (medicine) |
和服 | わふく | kimono |
不服 | ふふく | dissatisfaction |
軍服 | ぐんぷく | military uniform |
一服 | いっぷく | a dose |
私服 | しふく | plain clothes |
喪服 | もふく | mourning dress |
敬服 | けいふく | admiration |
感服 | かんぷく | sentiment |
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