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Cloth Linen Cushion Side 布 フ ぬの う

Kanji
Onyomi
Kunyomi ぬの
Nanori う, の, ほ
English linen, cloth
Examples 布(ぬの): (1) cloth (2) bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
財布(さいふ): purse; handbag; wallet
布団(ふとん): (1) futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor) (2) round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
配布(はいふ): distribution
分布(ぶんぷ): distribution; dissemination; allocation
毛布(もうふ): blanket
座布団(ざぶとん): zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
布告(ふこく): edict; ordinance; proclamation
布巾(ふきん): tea-towel; dish cloth
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade 5
Frequency 877
Components 巾: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)
Number of Strokes 5
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 50
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading はば・はばへん・きんべん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword linen
Koohii Story 1 A matador holding his red linen by his side.
Koohii Story 2 The first rule of the Hitch-Hiker´s Guide to the Universe is "DON´T PANIC!" The second rule, of course, is to always have a towel by your side. Personally, I prefer the linen sort.

Tags: jlpt.n2, grade5, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_clothing.textiles

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