撫
stroke; pat; smooth down
15 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2402.
Readings
- なでる (kun reading): 撫でる (なでる) to stroke; 撫で回す (なでまわす) to pat (e.g. a dog)
- ブ (on reading): 鎮撫 (ちんぶ) pacification; 愛撫 (あいぶ) caressing
- フ (on reading)
Components
- 扌
- 無
- ノ radical slash, katakana no
- 一 radical one
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- 乞 radical beg
- ⺘ radical hand, left-side form of 手
- ⺣ radical fire, bottom form of 火
- 無 radical nothing; without
Words using 撫
- 撫でる (なでる) to stroke
- 撫で回す (なでまわす) to pat (e.g. a dog)
- 大和撫子 (やまとなでしこ) large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus)
- 撫牛 (なでうし) lying bull statue (oft. rubbed to ease ailments, etc.)
- 撫で斬り (なでぎり) slashing (with the blade pressed against the object)
- 鎮撫 (ちんぶ) pacification
- 愛撫 (あいぶ) caressing
- 慰撫 (いぶ) pacification
- 宣撫 (せんぶ) pacification
- 撫育 (ぶいく) care
23 words in all.