布 — linen, cloth

Readings

On'yomi

フ

Kun'yomi

ぬの

Example words

• 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