布 – linen, cloth, spread

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The kanji 布 means linen, cloth, spread, distribute. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is フ、ホ (fu, ho); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ぬの、し.く、きれ (nuno, shiku, kire). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 巾 (no. 50).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	フ	fu
On’yomi	ホ	ho
Kun’yomi	ぬの	nuno
Kun’yomi	し.く	shiku
Kun’yomi	きれ	kire

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 巾 (Kangxi radical 50). Components: ノ・一・巾.

Words using 布

財布さいふwallet布団ふとんfuton布ぬのcloth毛布もうふblanket分布ぶんぷdistribution座布団ざぶとんzabuton配布はいふdistribution布巾ふきんdish towel布告ふこくedict

Example sentences

あなたの財布は私のに似ている。

Your purse is similar to mine.

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朝になると布団を片づけます。

In the morning, we put away our futons.

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この布は裂けやすい。

This cloth tears easily.

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Kanji with the same radical

市常席帰師幅帯幕希帳帽幣巾

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