Quick answer
複 is the kanji for "Double". The most common reading is ふく (fuku). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Double
Also : Multiple · Compound · Duplicate
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
14 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 複 represents 'DUPLICATE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of duplicate.
On-reading: ふく — remember this sound by associating it with duplicate.
Example Sentences
この問題は複雑すぎて、一人では解決できませんでした。
このもんだいはふくざつすぎて、ひとりではかいけつできませんでした。
This problem was too complicated to solve alone.
複数の証人が同じ証言をしたことから、事実が確認されました。
ふくすうのしょうにんがおなじしょうげんをしたことから、じじつがかくにんされました。
From the fact that multiple witnesses gave the same testimony, the facts were confirmed.
Vocabulary using 複
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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