Illustration: At a Japanese home kitchen sink, an adult dries a freshly washed rice bowl with a soft rectangular cloth. One hand holds the bowl through the fabric while the other draws a dry corner around its rim; the remaining water beads disappear along the wiped edge.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

布ふ巾きん

fukin

dishcloth, dish towel

Example sentences

  1. マユコはふきんでテーブルをふいた。

    Mayuko wiped a table with a cloth.

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  2. 代用だいようとしては、保冷剤ほれいざいの中身なかみや濡ぬれ布巾ふきんなども利用りようされる。

    Refrigerant gel or wet dish towels are used instead.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 布巾ふきんや茶漉ちゃこしで梅干うめぼしを漉こし、冷暗所れいあんしょで1～2日置にちおいて味あじをなじませる。

    Filter out the umeboshi with a dish cloth or tea strainer, and leave in a cool, dark place for one to two days in order to bring out its flavor.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 布巾

  • 布linen; clothOnフ・ホKunぬの・しく・きれ
  • 巾towel; hanging scrollOnキン・フクKunおおい・ちきり・きれ

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