撫
Readings
Kana:
ブ、フ、な.でる
Romaji:
bu, fu, na.deru
Name Readings
Kana:
なで、なでし、む
Romaji:
nade, nadeshi, mu
Meanings
stroke, pat, smooth down
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
15
Radical Number:
64
Frequency:
2402
Grade:
9
Skip Pattern:
1-3-12
Korean Reading:
bu
Chinese Reading:
fu3
Unicode:
64ab
JIS:
496F
Indexes
Nelson Index: 2000
New Nelson Index: 2281
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c12.7
Four Corner Index: 5803.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12743
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0391
Remembering the kanji Index: 2270
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 667
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2368
Kodansha Kanji Index: 904
Words
撫子
(なでしこ、ナデシコ)
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); lovable, caressable girl
撫でる
(なでる)
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
なで肩
(なでがた)
sloping shoulders
撫で下ろす
(なでおろす)
to stroke down; to smooth down
撫で斬り
(なでぎり)
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep