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Kanji Detail for 布 - "cloth, spread, fabric"
布
- Meaning
布 means "cloth, spread, fabric."
Cloth - Woven fabric; textile.
Spread - To extend over; to distribute.
Announce - To proclaim; to declare widely.
Currency - Ancient coins; money.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
linen; cloth; spread; distribute
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
cotton cloth, textiles, linen
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
variant of 布[bu4]; to announce; to spread
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Woven fabric. Anciently made from hemp. Now commonly cotton is used, while fabric woven from hemp, ramie, or kudzu is called 夏布. | Currency. Such as 貨布, 泉布, the ancient coins colloquially called "trouser coins." | To spread out. Displaying is called 布. Such as "how to arrange," meaning how to place. Also, presenting one's words is called 布. Such as 布告, 宣布. Also written as 佈. | To distribute. Spreading among the multitude. Such as 布施. The Ming-Qing provincial chief official was called 布政司, meaning the official implementing governance.
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Sentences including 布
Please find me my wallet.
Walking along the street , i found a wallet.
I'd like one more blanket.
May i have a blanket?
I have no more money in my wallet.
毛布をください。
Can i get a blanket?
We use cloth to make clothes.
財布をしまっておきなさい。
Put away your wallet.
Then i found i had left my wallet at home.
There was no money left in my wallet.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
模様の織り出された厚い糊の硬い卓布が美しくかつ清らかに電燈の光を射返していた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
たまには蒲団や敷布を汚して、傍のものが眉を寄せるのに、当人はかえって平気でいたりした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はこの公認された事実を勝手に布衍しているかも知れないが、始終接触して親しくなり過ぎた男女の間には、恋に必要な刺戟の起る清新な感じが失われてしまうように考えています。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はこの公認された事実を勝手に布衍しているかも知れないが、始終接触して親しくなり過ぎた男女の間には、恋に必要な刺戟の起る清新な感じが失われてしまうように考えています。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha