# 副 — deputy; secondary

副 means “deputy; secondary”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: フク (fuku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 副 (fuku, “assistant; associate”).

- Meaning: deputy; secondary
- On'yomi: フク (fuku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Work

## How to remember 副

Parts: 一 one; floor · 口 mouth; box · 田 rice field · 刂 sword

## Words with 副

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 副 | ふく (fuku) | assistant; associate |

## Don't confuse it with

[福](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/good-fortune/) · [幅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/width/) · [富](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rich/) · [創](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/originate/)

## More in the “Work” set

[務](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/duty/) · [任](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/responsibility/) · [職](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/occupation/) · [役](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/role/) · [副](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deputy/) · [労](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/labour/) · [製](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/manufacture/)

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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/n3-kanji/deputy/. Last updated 2026-11-01.