408.服

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服

1. Meaning and Reading

  • clothes, obey, serve
  • Onyomi : ふく

2. Kanji Explanation

  • 又 : coat
  • 卩 : hanger
  • 月 : body

Putting a coat (又) from a hanger (卩) onto the body (月) — symbolizing ‘clothes’. It also has meanings such as ‘to eat’ or ‘to obey’.

服 kanji meaning and mnemonic illustration

3. Example Words

服 ふく
clothes

I bought new clothes.

服従 ふくじゅう
obedience, submission

Obey an order.

服用 ふくよう
to take (medicine)

To take medicine.