Word Meaning 布衣

ほい hoi

布衣 is read as ほい (hoi) and means commoner.

Meaning

English

  1. commoner
  2. linen kariginu
  3. plain kariginu (Edo period)

Reading

Kana

ほい

Romaji

hoi

Writing Variants

  • 布衣 ほうい houi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 133741 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

布衣始

ほういはじめ

ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (i.e. a kariginu and eboshi) for the first time

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)

布地

きれじ

cloth

布石

ふせき

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game

布告

ふこく

edict

布教

ふきょう

propagation (e.g. a religion)

布目

ぬのめ

texture

布子

ぬのこ

clothes padded with cotton

布引

ぬのびき

stretching of cloth

布教師

ふきょうし

missionary

布局

ふきょく

arrangement (of shogi pieces on the board)