What does kanji 布 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 布 is linen.

How is kanji 布 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 布 are ぬの, し.く, きれ; the onyomi readings are フ, ホ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 布?

Kanji 布 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 布?

The main radical for kanji 布 is 巾.

What words use kanji 布?

Example words that use kanji 布 include 布, 布団, 布施, 布巾.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 6

布

Meaning

Kanji 布

linen

linen, cloth, spread, distribute

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ぬのし.くきれ
Onyomi 音読み: フホ
Nanori 名乗り: うのほ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #877
Strokes: 5
Radical: 巾
Components: 一 • ノ • 巾
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 254 entries that include this kanji.

布

ぬの

bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

布団

ふとん

round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

布施

ふせ

offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)

布巾

ふきん

dish towel

敷く

しく

to cover

布石

ふせき

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game

布陣

ふじん

battle formation

布告

ふこく

edict

敷設

ふせつ

laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.)

布教

ふきょう

propagation (e.g. a religion)

切れ地

きれじ

cloth

布地

ぬのじ

cloth

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この布はとてもやわらかい。

this cloth is very soft.

母は白い布で机をふいた。

my mother wiped the table with a white cloth.

彼は地図を布の上に広げた。

he spread the map out on the cloth.

会場で資料を配布します。

the materials will be distributed at the venue.

この店では麻の布を売っている。

this shop sells linen cloth.