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撫 means 'stroke'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1490   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-1    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 15 words   Used in 44 words   Used in 73 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
On
   ブ
Kun
   なでる to stroke
Additional readings
On    フ
Name    なで   なでし   む
Variants
抚 (Chinese)  
Components
⿰  扌 (手) hand  無 not  
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Most useful words by reading
撫 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 撫 is used 41 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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ブ : 8 words FIND ALL
ぶ す る 2
suru verb - special class, transitive verb
to stroke; to caress
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なでる : 24 words FIND ALL
な で る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
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なでる (read as なで) : 3 words FIND ALL
な で が た 0
Most common form: なで肩
noun
sloping shoulders
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なでし: 6 words. FIND ALL
か ら な で し こ 4
noun
China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)  (see also: 石竹; often written with kana only; obscure term)
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An additional ブ less common words include 撫 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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撫
ブ   なでる to stroke   
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無
ム   ブ   ない not   
扌
hand
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