Kanji1 / 5
布 kanji
linen, cloth, spread, distribute
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
フホ
Kun readings
ぬのしくきれ
Words with 布
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N5財布Popularwallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
- N4布団Popularfuton; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
- N3毛布Popularblanket
- N2分布Populardistribution
- N2座布団Popularzabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
- N1配布Populardistribution
- N1布巾Populardish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
- N1布告Popularedict; ordinance; proclamation
- —絹布Popularsilk; silk cloth
- —公布Popularofficial proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
- —散布Populardissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
- —塗布Popularapplication (of ointment, etc.); coating
- —頒布Populardistribution; circulation
- —布施Popularalms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
- —布石Popularstrategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements; (laying the) groundwork (for)
- —綿布Popularcotton cloth; cotton material
- —昆布Popularkombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
- —布教Popularpropagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
- —布陣Popularbattle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
- —敷き布団Popularfuton (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat