篤: the kanji for sincere; serious (illness)

篤 is a JLPT N1 kanji that means sincere; serious (illness). Below are its readings, 3 common words and example sentences, all with audio.

sincere; serious (illness)Meaning

トクOn reading

—Kun reading

16Strokes

Stroke order

篤 is written in 16 strokes. The red stroke is the one to write next, and the dot shows where it starts.

Words by reading

篤 has 1 reading in the official Jōyō Kanji Table. Below are 3 common words grouped by reading. Tap ▶ to hear each word (audio plays with a free account).

トク (toku)

On reading.

Word	Meaning
危篤きとく · kitoku	critical condition
篤志とくし · tokushi	benevolence
篤農家とくのうか · tokunōka	dedicated farmer

Example sentences for work and daily life

祖父が危篤だと連絡があった。Sofu ga kitoku da to renraku ga atta.I was told my grandfather was in critical condition.
篤志家の寄付で図書館が建った。Tokushika no kifu de toshokan ga tatta.A library was built with a philanthropist's donation.
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村には研究熱心な篤農家がいる。Mura ni wa kenkyū nesshin na tokunōka ga iru.There is a dedicated farmer in the village.
危篤の知らせを聞いて病院へ急いだ。Kitoku no shirase o kiite byōin e isoida.Hearing he was critical, I hurried to the hospital.
篤志家が奨学金を寄付した。Tokushika ga shōgakukin o kifu shita.A philanthropist donated scholarship funds.

Questions about 篤

How many strokes does 篤 have?

篤 is written in 16 strokes. The stroke order is shown at the top of this page.

What are the readings of 篤?

The on readings are toku (トク). 篤 has no kun reading in the Jōyō Kanji Table.

What JLPT level is 篤?

N1. The JLPT does not publish official kanji lists, so this level is a guide based on the official Test Content Specifications used through 2009.

About the JLPT level

The JLPT does not publish official lists of kanji for each level. The level on this page is a guide based on the official Test Content Specifications used for the test through 2009. The JLPT states that the current N1 is designed to match the former Level 1.