Entry
  1. Noun

    symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk)

  2. turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

    later printed as 〓

Also written 伏せ字【ふせじ】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)

Kun
ふ.せるふ.す
On
フク
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1604 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 55

Built from

Used in names as

ふしふせ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-4SKIP code
2a4.1The Kanji Dictionary
2323.4Four corner code
2163deroo
4f0fUnicode hex code
1-41-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
377Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
139New Nelson (John Haig)
45New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
49Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
29Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
30Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
962Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1035Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1412A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
234Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1331Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
438Morohashi
1763A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1356Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1439Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1039Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1059Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1421Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
71Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
971Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu2Pinyin reading
bog, buKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
55WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

character, letter, word, section of village

Kun
あざあざな-な
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
485 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 2-3-2SKIP code
3m2.1The Kanji Dictionary
3040.7Four corner code
747deroo
5b57Unicode hex code
1-27-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1281Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1285New Nelson (John Haig)
2172New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2696Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1374Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1860Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
185Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
197Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
612A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
121Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6942Morohashi
28A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
110Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
110Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
86sakade
156Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
78henshall3
57Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
528Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17busy_people
457Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
188Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi4Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level