ふく

See also: ふぐ, and ぶく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ふく – see the following entries.

【拭く】 [verb] to wipe

【吹く】 [verb] (transitive or intransitive) blow (of wind, to move; or to cause air to move) [verb] (intransitive) spout (as a gas or liquid, out of something) [verb] (transitive) play (a woodwind or brass instrument); blow (a whistle) [verb] (intransitive) laugh reflexively

【噴く】 [verb] spew, spout, emit (especially fire, smoke, or water)

【服】3 [counter] an amount equal to one swallow: [counter] doses of medicine [counter] gulps of tea [counter] puffs of tobacco [noun] clothes [suffix] clothes

【福】3 [noun] good luck, good fortune [noun] happiness [noun] (Shinto, Buddhism) a blessing [adjective] wealthy [proper noun] a placename [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] a female given name [affix] Short for 福岡 (Fukuoka, “Fukuoka (a prefecture of Japan)”).

【副】4 [noun] copy [noun] Short for 副詞 (fukushi, “adverb”). [prefix] assistant, sub-, vice-, auxiliary, supplemental

【複】5 [noun] Short for 複試合. [noun] Short for 複勝式. [prefix] diplo-, double

(This term, ふく (fuku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ふく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ふく.)