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複
Compound, Complex, Duplicate
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
The kanji 複 is common in education and offices. Words like 複雑 (complicated) and 複写 (copying) appear frequently in books, forms, and workplace documents.
Memory Trick
Imagine trying to untangle several intertwined ropes. Their complicated arrangement helps you remember 複 means 'complex.'
Readings
Onyomi: フク (fuku)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
複雑
ふくざつ (fukuzatsu)
Complicated
複数
ふくすう (fukusuu)
Plural, Multiple
複写
ふくしゃ (fukusha)
Copy
重複
ちょうふく (choufuku)
Duplication
Example Sentence
この 問題 は とても 複雑です。
この もんだい は とても ふくざつです。
kono mondai wa totemo fukuzatsu desu
This problem is very complicated.