布 — kanji meaning “linen”
布
linen, cloth, spread, distribute
- Meanings
- linen, cloth, spread, distribute
- On'yomi
- フ (fu)、ホ (ho)
- Kun'yomi
- ぬの、し.く、きれ
- Name readings
- う、の、ほ
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #877 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 50
- Chinese reading
- bù — Chinese character page
Words with 布
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 財布 | さいふ saifu | wallet; purse; coin purse |
| 配布 | はいふ haifu | distribution |
| 布団 | ふとん futon | futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet |
| 毛布 | もうふ moufu | blanket |
| 分布 | ぶんぷ bunpu | distribution |
| 昆布 | こんぶ konbu | kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp |
| 座布団 | ざぶとん zabuton | zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular |
| 頒布 | はんぷ hanpu | distribution; circulation |
| 麻布 | あさぬの asanuno | hemp cloth; linen |
| 公布 | こうふ koufu | official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations) |
| 布告 | ふこく fukoku | edict; ordinance; proclamation |
| 布教 | ふきょう fukyou | propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work |
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