5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2
linen, cloth, spread, distribute
Kun'yomi
ぬ の cloth ②bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China) し く to spread out ②to take a position ③to impose widely (e.g. over a city) きれ
On'yomi
フ cloth ②bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China) ホ
Nanori
う の unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) ほ
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 5E03 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-41-59 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1468 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1548 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2973 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3691 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1886 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2566 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 405 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 433 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 749 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 170 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 737 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 8778 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 778 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 675 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 688 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 706 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 494 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 799 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 653 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 887 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 557 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 412 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3f2.1 |
| Four corner code | 4022.7 |
| De Roo Code | 1444 |