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布

linen
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingフ、ホ
Kun readingぬの、し.く、きれ
JōyōGrade 5

Popular Usage

財布布団座布団

Radicals and components

Radical巾cloth

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

by one’s side · towel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 433

Compound words

財布さいふ
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
布団ふとん
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
座布団ざぶとん
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
絹布けんぷ
silk; silk cloth
公布こうふ
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
散布さんぷ
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
塗布とふ
application (of ointment, etc.); coating
配布はいふ
distribution
頒布はんぷ
distribution; circulation
布巾ふきん
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
布告ふこく
edict; ordinance; proclamation
布施ふせ
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
布石ふせき
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
分布ぶんぷ
distribution
麻布あさぬの
hemp cloth; linen
綿布めんぷ
cotton cloth; cotton material
毛布もうふ
blanket
昆布こんぶ
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
布地ぬのじ
fabric; cloth; material
布教ふきょう
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
布陣ふじん
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
敷き布団しきぶとん
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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