篤
- Kanji
- 篤
- Level
- N1
- Meaning
- serious (illness), sincere, fervent
- On'yomi
- トク
- Kun'yomi
- あつ.い
- Strokes
- 16
- Common compounds
危篤 (きとく) critical condition (illness) 篤志 (とくし) devotion, public spirit
- Memory hook
The 'bamboo' radical (竹) on top, 'horse' (馬) in the middle, and 'heart' (心) at the bottom. A very 'sincere' (篤) person has a heart (心) as stable as bamboo (竹) and as strong as a horse (馬).