撫 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道準1University / general ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- ブ・フ
- Kun
- な.でる
- Meaning
- stroke; soothe
Origin
Hand with 無 as phonetic: to pass the palm gently over something — to stroke.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 愛撫あいぶ
caress
- 撫でるなでる
to stroke; to pat
Example
犬の背を優しく撫でた。
I gently stroked the dog’s back.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)