布 — linen, cloth, spread

ぬの布 linen

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 5 strokes

U+5E03 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #877 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #433 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

linen
cloth
spread
distribute

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ぬの nuno Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

布(ぬの) nuno cloth

ふ・ぷ・ぶ fu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

配(はい) 布(ふ) haifu distribution 財(さい) 布(ふ) saifu wallet 分(ぶん) 布(ぷ) bunpu distribution 布(ふ) 団(とん) futon futon 毛(もう) 布(ふ) moufu blanket 布(ふ) 告(こく) fukoku proclamation 流(る) 布(ふ) rufu circulation 昆(こん) 布(ぶ) konbu kelp

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Components

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きん巾 towel #50

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#50 巾 cloth

布 — linen, cloth, spread

Meanings

word

ぬの nuno Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ふ・ぷ・ぶ fu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (2)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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布 — linen, cloth, spread

Meanings

word

ぬの nuno Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ふ ・ぷ・ぶ fu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (2)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

ふ・ぷ・ぶ fu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).