Hanja Analyzer
輔

輔 — bo

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
도울 보
Romanization
bo
English
cheek bone; protective; assist
Mandarin
fǔ
Japanese on'yomi
ホ, フ, ブ
Japanese kun'yomi
たす.ける
Japanese usage
Jinmeiyō kanji
Newspaper frequency
#1,898 of 2,500
Strokes
14
Variant forms
俌
Radical
車 (159, 7 residual)
Phonetic component
甫
Unicode
U+8F14

Parts that make up 輔

  • 車 수레 거, 수레 차 위에서 본 수레수레와 바퀴 달린 것
  • 甫 클 보sound 모종을 심은 밭‘보·포’ 계열의 소리

How 輔 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 輔 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 車, 甫.

Korean example words with 輔

  • 보국輔國 Korean gloss: 충성을 다하여 나랏일을 도움
  • 보도輔導 Korean gloss: 도와서 올바른 데로 이끌어 감
  • 보필輔弼 Korean gloss: 윗사람의 일을 도움. 또는 그런 사람
  • 앙보하다仰輔 Korean gloss: 우러러 보필하다
  • 내보하다內輔 Korean gloss: 아내가 남편을 돕다
  • 보좌하다輔佐 Korean gloss: 상관을 도와 일을 처리하다
  • 보도방輔導房 Korean gloss: 단란 주점이나 유흥업소 따위에 술 시중을 들거나 성매매를 하는 여성을 공급하는 업체
  • 광보光輔 Korean gloss: 크게 도움.
  • 구보口輔 Korean gloss: 입의 언저리.
  • 협보挾輔 Korean gloss: 받들어 보좌함.
  • 보성輔成 Korean gloss: 도와서 이루게 함.
  • 보정輔政 Korean gloss: 도와서 나라를 다스림.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 輔

  • 輔弼ほひつ giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state; assistance; counsel
  • 輔翼ほよく aid; assistance
  • 輔星ほせい Alcor; the Little Horseman star
  • 大輔たいふ vice-minister (ritsuryō system); deputy minister
  • 少輔しょう assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)
  • 唇歯輔車しんしほしゃ mutual dependence
  • 輔車唇歯ほしゃしんし mutual dependence
  • 輔車相依るほしゃあいよる to be mutually dependent

Characters sharing the phonetic 甫

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “보”

Other hanja with radical 車

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