This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: フ、ま.ける、ま.かす、お.う
Romaji: fu, ma.keru, ma.kasu, o.u
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  154
Frequency:  443
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-2-7
Korean Reading:  bu
Chinese Reading:  fu4
Unicode:  8ca0
JIS:  4969

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2091
Nelson Index: 4488
New Nelson Index: 5769
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2n7.1
Four Corner Index: 2780.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 383
Gakken Index: 473
Japanese Names Index: 981
Daikanwanjiten Index: 36660X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0701
Remembering the kanji Index: 63
Kanji Flashcards Index: 918
Kodansha Compact Index: 1722
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 406
Kanji in Context Index: 717
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1327
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1799
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 63
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 67
Essential Kanji Index: 503
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2594
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2561
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 312
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 346

Words

(おい)
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
負傷 (ふしょう)
injury; wound
勝負 (しょうぶ)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout
負け (まけ)
defeat; loss; losing (a game)
背負う (せおう、しょう)
to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)
()
negative; minus
負う (おう)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to be injured; to owe
負担 (ふたん)
burden; charge; responsibility
負ける (まける)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.); to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on
負荷 (ふか)
burden; load (e.g. cpu time, electricity, etc.)
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