撫 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

stroke, pat, smooth down

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
Kun (native)
  • な(でる)
Nanori (used in names)
  • なで
  • なでし
Other languages
  • 拼音fu3
  • 한글mu
  • 한글bu
  • Hán-ViệtPhủ
  • Hán-Việt

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
手(て)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+64AB

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌無

Words using this kanji

  • 撫でるなでる「なでる」を参照。to stroke, to caress, to brush gently, to pet
  • 撫育ぶいく可愛がって大切に育てること。care, tending
  • 撫子なでしこ「なでしこ」の漢字表記。pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus), lovable, caressable girl
  • 撫するぶするto stroke, to caress
  • 撫ぜるなぜるto brush gently, to stroke, to caress
  • 撫で牛なでうしlying bull statue (oft. rubbed to ease ailments, etc.)
  • 撫で回すなでまわすto pat (e.g. a dog), to rub, to stroke, to fondle
  • 撫で付けなでつけhair that is smoothed down
  • 撫で撫でなでなでpatting, stroking, caressing
  • 撫で下ろすなでおろすto stroke down, to smooth down
  • 撫で上げるなであげるto comb back, to stroke upward, to smooth up
  • 撫で付けるなでつけるto comb down, to smooth down
  • 撫で付け髪なでつけがみhair that is smoothed down
  • 撫でさするなでさするto caress, to stroke
  • 撫子ジャパンなでしこジャパンJapan women's national football team

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(34 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-12
Four Corner
5803.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3c12.7
Heisig
2368
Nelson
2000