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
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