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布
Kyōiku Kanji

布 — “cloth / distribute” in Japanese

Grade 5ふ, ぬの
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“cloth / distribute” in Japanese is 布, read fu, nuno (ふ, ぬの). It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 毛布 (blanket).

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What does 布 mean?

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Kanji布
Meaningcloth / distribute
Readingsふ, ぬの
GradeGrade 5 (Hard)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example毛布 (blanket)

How to read 布

布 is read fu (ふ) or nuno (ぬの) depending on the word.

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Updated: 2026-08-28
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