布巾ふきん (fukin)

tea-towel, dish cloth

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 2
  • #29683 most frequent
Flashcards

Meaning

布巾 (ふきん, fukin) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “tea-towel, dish cloth”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

ふきんでテーブルを いて

Wipe the table with a cloth.

マユコはふきんでテーブルをふいた。

Mayuko wiped a table with a cloth.

蒸し器の蓋はずらして乾いた布巾を挟んでおく。

Slide the lid of the steam cooker a little and tuck a dry fukin (dish towel) between the cooker and the lid.

布巾は更に刺し子をして飾り布巾とすることもある。

Some people put a few such dusters together and sew it with small stitches to make a kazarifukin (decorative cloth).