Readings

Kana: ブ、フ、な.でる
Romaji: bu, fu, na.deru
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: なで、なでし、む
Romaji: nade, nadeshi, mu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

stroke, pat, smooth down

Stroke Diagram

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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
鎮撫 (ちんぶ)
pacification; placating
愛撫 (あいぶ)
caress; loving dearly
掻い撫で (かいなで)
superficial
撫で回す (なでまわす)
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
撫で上げる (なであげる)
to comb back
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