Kanji Detail for 拊 - "strike, stroke, handle"

拊

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
拊 means "strike, stroke, handle."
1. Strike - To hit; to beat.
2. Stroke - To pet; to caress.
3. Handle - A grip; a knob.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

slap; strike

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

slap; pat; tap; handle of a vessel

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

pat

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to pat, to slap, to tap; the handle of a vessel

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Same as 撫. To guide. | To strike. Patting with hand is 拊. | The handle of a vessel.
Onyomi

fu(ふ)
Kunyomi

na.deru(なでる)

u.tsu(うつ)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

手扌 (te・tehen)
Related Keywords
strike hit beat stroke pet caress handle grip knob