# 譜 — musical score; genealogy

譜 means “musical score; genealogy”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. On'yomi: フ (fu). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 譜 (fu, “musical score”).

- Meaning: musical score; genealogy
- On'yomi: フ (fu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 3

## How to remember 譜

Sounds like 普: both read フ.

Parts: 言 say; words · 普 universal

## Words with 譜

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 譜 | ふ (fu) | musical score |

## Don't confuse it with

[謄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/copy-out/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 3” set

[弦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bowstring/) · [鼓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/drum/) · [娯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/amusement/) · [戯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frolic/) · [譜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/musical-score/) · [笛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flute/) · [吟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intone/) · [賭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gamble/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/musical-score/. Last updated 2026-11-01.