Keyword
aid
Info
FrequencyTop 2800-2900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig902
Readings
ふ
(67%)
ぶ
(19%)
たす
(12%)
Composed of
left hand
husband
Used in vocabulary (42 in total)
food expenses; cost of one's board
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend; making (someone) a retainer and granting a stipend
Examples (4 in total)
He has a large family to provide for.
He provides for his family.
He has to support his mother and his sister.