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Kanji Detail for 撫 - "to stroke, to caress"

撫

  • Meaning

    撫 means "to stroke, to caress." Also associated with to soothe.

    1. Stroke - To gently rub with the hand.

    2. Caress - To touch lovingly; to pet.

    3. Soothe - To calm; to comfort.

  • Words using 撫

    • 撫でる なでる Listen to stroke; to caress; to brush gently

  • Four-character idioms with 撫

    • 大和撫子 やまとなでしこ Listen large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan

  • Tattoo check: 撫

    • Verified meaning: to stroke, to caress
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read なで)
    • Also carries these associations: to soothe

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 撫

    Surnames 撫(なで)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    stroke; pat; smooth down

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pat, console, comfort; pacify

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to pat, to console; to stroke, to caress

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

    To comfort. Such as 鎮撫, 安撫. Pacifying rebels is also 撫. Such as 勦撫兼施. | To nurture. Such as 撫養, 撫育. | To press. Such as 撫劍, 撫式. | Same as 摹. Copying text is 手撫.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bu(ブ) ブ

    fu(フ) フ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    na.deru(な-でる) な-でる

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    stroke caress soothe comfort tap calm console cuddle embrace fondle gentle hand knead lovingly massage nestle pamper pat pet rub soft touch

Sentences including 撫

  • The child is stroking a cat.

  • She caressed her baby lovingly.

  • That night, I gently stroked her skin.

  • She pats my head with a loving expression, like an older sister.

  • Tom's rough fondling got me soaking wet.

  • Mom sighed, and tousled the hair of her first-year high school son's head.

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