充 – allot, fill

6 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#949 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 充 means allot, fill. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュウ (juu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あ.てる、み.たす (ateru, mitasu). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 儿 (no. 10).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジュウ	juu
Kun’yomi	あ.てる	ateru
Kun’yomi	み.たす	mitasu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 儿 (Kangxi radical 10). Components: 亠・儿・厶.

Words using 充

拡充かくじゅうexpansion充実じゅうじつfullness補充ほじゅうreplenishment

Example sentences

教育施設を拡充する金をもっと多くと望んでいる。

People want more money to expand educational institutions.

Tatoeba #180316

ここ品物は高いけど、その分アフターサービスが充実してるから。

Prices are high here but that's because the after-sale service is really good.

Tatoeba #224220

空所を補充せよ。

Fill in the blanks.

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Kanji with the same radical

党先元光児免兆兄克兎

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