Onyomi: フ, ブ · Kunyomi: な.でる · Meanings: pat, smooth down, stroke
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 撫でる | なでる | to stroke, to caress, to brush gently, to pat, to rub | common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 撫で付ける | なでつける | to comb down, to smooth down | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 撫子 | なでしこ | pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus) | Noun |
| 撫育 | ぶいく | care, tending | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 撫で付け | なでつけ | hair that is smoothed down | Noun |
| 撫ぜる | なぜる | to brush gently, to stroke, to caress | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| なで斬り | なでぎり | slashing (with the blade pressed against the object) | Noun |
| 撫で下ろす | なでおろす | to stroke down, to smooth down | Godan verb with 'su' ending |
| 撫で上げる | なであげる | to comb back | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 撫で撫で | なでなで | patting, stroking, caressing | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 撫で付け髪 | なでつけがみ | hair that is smoothed down | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun |
| なで肩 | なでがた | sloping shoulders | Noun |
| 撫子ジャパン | なでしこジャパン | Japan women's national football team | Noun |
| 撫で回す | なでまわす | to pat (e.g. a dog), to rub, to stroke, to fondle, to caress | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 撫する | ぶする | to stroke, to caress | Suru verb - special class, Transitive verb |
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