撫

Meaning

撫 centers on a gentle, soothing touch: stroking, patting, or smoothing something down with the hand.

• 撫子なでしこ

  pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus)

• 愛撫あいぶ

  caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting

• 撫でるなでる
  N3

  to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to pat; to rub

• 撫で撫でなでなで

  patting; stroking; caressing

• 大和撫子やまとなでしこ

  large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus)

• かき撫でるかきなでる

  to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down)

• 一撫でひとなで

  (one) stroke

• 唐撫子からなでしこ

  China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)

• 宣撫せんぶ

  pacification

• 宣撫工作せんぶこうさく

  pacification work (activity)

• 得撫草うるっぷそう

  weaselsnout (Lagotis glauca)

• 慰撫いぶ

  pacification; soothing

• 掻い撫でかいなで

  superficial (knowledge, learning, etc.); shallow

• 撫するぶする

  to stroke; to caress

• 撫ぜるなぜる

  to brush gently; to stroke; to caress

• 撫でさするなでさする

  to caress; to stroke

• 撫で上げるなであげる

  to comb back

• 撫で下ろすなでおろす

  to stroke down; to smooth down

• 撫で付けなでつけ

  hair that is smoothed down

• 撫で付けるなでつける

  to comb down; to smooth down

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