noun

  1. official notice.
  2. Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace. Messages.hist, abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
お触れ おふれ
 
お布令 おふれ
 
御触れ おふれ
御布令 おふれ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

contact, touch, feel
ふ.れる さわ.る ショク (7th, N2)
angle, corner, square
カク かど すみ (2nd, N2)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)