Word Meaning 服する

ふくする fukusuru

服する is read as ふくする (fukusuru) and means to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.)
  2. to go into (mourning)
  3. to observe
  4. to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
  5. to drink (tea)
  6. to obey
  7. to submit to
  8. to yield to

Reading

Kana

ふくする

Romaji

fukusuru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 内服する,内用する,飲む,服す,服薬する,服用する Rank 24714 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

ふく

clothes (esp. Western clothes)

服用

ふくよう

taking medicine

服地

ふくじ

cloth

服装

ふくそう

attire

服飾

ふくしょく

clothing and accessories

服従

ふくじゅう

obedience

服役

ふくえき

military service

服喪

ふくも

going into mourning

服務

ふくむ

duty

服薬

ふくやく

taking medicine

服飾見本

ふくしょくみほん

fashion plate

服加減

ふくかげん

temperature and flavor (of tea)

Example Sentences

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I admire him for his courage.

My wish is to conquer this mountain.

It's the widget that overcomes web marketing's weaknesses.

It isn't hard to overcome your weaknesses.

When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes, we can.