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布 = 巾 + 𠂇

布 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “linen”. It is built from 巾 (towel) and 𠂇 (by one's side). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 433. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
linen
RTK frame
433
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フ, ホ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ぬの, し.く, きれ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
белье
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
布 cotton cloth

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 巾 towel
  2. 𠂇 by one's side

Alternative decomposition

  1. ノ katakana no
  2. 一 one
  3. 巾 towel

Characters that contain 布

How to find 布 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “towel” + “by one's side”. 布 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 布 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.