noun

  1. bu, traditional unit of area, approx. 3.31 square meters.
  2. commission, percentage.

noun used as a suffix

Following a unit of area (e.g. 町, 段, 畝).
  1. exactly, precisely.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common

Contained Kanji Breakdown

walk, counter for steps
ある.く ブ ホ (2nd, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
few, little
すこ.し ショウ すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)