普 – universal, wide(ly), generally

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#757 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 普 means universal, wide(ly), generally, Prussia. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is フ (fu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あまね.く、あまねし (amaneku, amaneshi). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 日 (no. 72).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	フ	fu
Kun’yomi	あまね.く	amaneku
Kun’yomi	あまねし	amaneshi

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: 日 (Kangxi radical 72). Components: ｜・一・二・日・并.

Words using 普

普通ふつうnormal普段ふだんusual普及ふきゅうdiffusion普遍ふへんuniversal

Example sentences

日曜日は私にとって普通の日ではない。

Sunday is not an ordinary day to me.

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幸福を願うのはごく普通のことだ。

It is only normal to want to be happy.

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彼女は普通９時に寝る。

She usually goes to bed at nine.

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Kanji with the same radical

日時明昨早映景旧易春暴昇星曜暮晴

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