布

Meaning

布 centers on a piece of fabric and the action of laying it out: linen or cloth, and by extension spreading or distributing something over an area.

• 財布さいふ
  N5

  wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook

• 配布はいふ
  N2

  distribution

• 布団ふとん
  N5

  futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet

• 布ぬの
  N3

  cloth; fabric; material; textile

• 毛布もうふ
  N3

  blanket

• 分布ぶんぷ
  N2

  distribution

• 昆布こんぶ

  kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

• 布教ふきょう

  propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work

• 布告ふこく
  N1

  edict; ordinance; proclamation

• 若布わかめ
  N1

  wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)

• 頒布はんぷ

  distribution; circulation

• 散布さんぷ

  dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying

• 座布団ざぶとん
  N3

  zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

• 麻布あさぬの

  hemp cloth; linen

• 布陣ふじん

  battle formation

• 布石ふせき

  strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves

• 公布こうふ
  N1

  official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)

• 塗布とふ

  application (of ointment, etc.)

• 布施ふせ

  alms-giving; charity

• 布地ぬのじ

  fabric; cloth; material

• 敷き布団しきぶとん
  N1

  futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat

• 布巾ふきん
  N2

  dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth

• 綿布めんぷ

  cotton cloth; cotton material

• 絹布けんぷ

  silk; silk cloth

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