Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5
JLPT level: N2
877 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 5
Meaning: linen, cloth, spread, distribute
Kunyomi: ぬの, し.く, きれ
Onyomi: フ, ホ
Composition: 巾
Radical: 巾
Reading: はば
Meaning: turban, scarf
Strokes: 3
布団(ふとん) bedding, futon
毛布(もうふ) blanket
財布(さいふ) purse, wallet
湿布(しっぷ) compress, poultice
布告する(ふこくする) proclaim, declare
布教する(ふきょうする) propagate (a religion)
配布する(はいふする) distribute [v.t.]
流布する(るふする) circulate, spread (a rumor) [v.i.]
分布する(ぶんぷする) distribute [v.i.]
布(ぬの) cloth
布地(ぬのじ) cloth, fabric
布 (フ) Hawaii
布 (ヌノ) cloth, fabric, material, textile, bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
麻布 (アサヌノ) hemp cloth, linen
公布 (コウフ) official proclamation, announcement, promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
布衣 (ホイ) linen kariginu, plain kariginu (Edo period), commoner
布衣始 (ホウイハジメ) ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (i.e. a kariginu and eboshi) for the first time
布 (ぬの) cloth, fabric, material, textile, bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
布地 (ぬのじ) fabric, cloth, material
麻布 (あさぬの) hemp cloth, linen
磨き布 (みがきぬの) polishing cloth
敷く (しく) to spread out (e.g. a futon), to lay out, to lay down (e.g. a cushion), to impose widely (e.g. martial law), to promulgate, to pin down, to hold down, to lay (e.g. railway tracks), to deploy (e.g. troops), to spread (e.g. snow), to be propagated
切れ地 (きれじ) fabric, cloth, material, traditionally patterned textiles, fabric scraps
ボロ布 (ぼろきれ) old cloth, rag