# 扶 — provide for; aid

扶 means “provide for; aid”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: フ (fu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: provide for; aid
- On'yomi: フ (fu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Doing & acting 3

## How to remember 扶

Sounds like 夫: both read フ.

Parts: 扌 hand · 夫 husband

## Don't confuse it with

[夫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/husband/) · [失](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lose/) · [挟](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pinch/) · [春](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/spring/)

## More in the “Doing & acting 3” set

[鎮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calm-down/) · [扶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/provide-for/) · [享](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/enjoy/) · [堪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/withstand/) · [匿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shelter/) · [倣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/emulate/) · [捗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/make-progress/) · [蔽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cover-up/)

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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/provide-for/. Last updated 2026-11-01.