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布

Cloth
Stroke count: 5

Readings

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5Level 19

Verbs with «布»

配布する分布する散布する塗布する

Meanings

  1. cloth
  2. linenRtK
  3. spread
  4. distribute
  1. fabric
  2. material
  3. textile

Synonyms

クロス布地織物

Popular Usage

財布布団座布団

Radicals and components

Radical巾cloth
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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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
掛け布団かけぶとん
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter
配布するはいふする
to distribute
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

Additional Examples

彼は彼女の財布からお金を盗んだ。
He stole money from her wallet.tatoeba
彼は盗まれた財布を取り返した。
He recovered his stolen wallet.tatoeba
彼は千円札を財布から取り出した。
He took out a 1,000-yen note from his wallet.tatoeba
彼は持っている財布をどうしようかと思った。
He wondered what to do about the wallet he was holding.tatoeba
座布団の一種といえる。
It can be classified as a kind of zabuton (traditional Japanese cushions used to sit on the floor).wiki
高座で座布団をひっくり返す事も。
She sometimes serves to turn the cushion on the koza upside down as well.wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Cloth; spread. A hand (𠂇) + 巾 (cloth) — a hand spreading out fabric.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 布

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step