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布 means 'cloth'

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Strokes : 5    Frequency: 696   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-6    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: 40    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 48 words   Used in 226 words   Used in 1016 names   Component in 16 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   フ
Kun
   ぬの cloth
Additional readings
Name    う   の   ほ
Components
⿸  𠂇 (十) ten  巾 turban; cloth  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 布 is used 12 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
Across all words in Japanese, 布 is used 197 times, read 2 ways (with 4 variations).
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フ : 74 words FIND ALL
さ い ふ 0
noun
purse; handbag; wallet
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フ (read as ぷ) : 65 words FIND ALL
ぶ ん ぷ 0
distribution; dissemination; allocation
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フ (read as ぶ) : 33 words FIND ALL
ざ ぶ と ん 2
noun
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)  (see also: 布団)
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ぬの : 19 words FIND ALL
ぬ の 0
noun
1. cloth
2. bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)  (see also: 布銭; this meaning is restricted to reading ふ)
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ほ: 4 words. FIND ALL
ほ て い 0
noun
pot-bellied god of good fortune
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の: 2 words. FIND ALL
Most common form: 幅
noun, noun (suffix), counter
unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm)  (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system)
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An additional 29 less common words include 布 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 799 (originally: 778)  Joy o' Kanji : 778  Key to Kanji: 914 

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布
フ   ぬの cloth   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
巾
キン   turban; cloth
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