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匹

匹 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ふたつで一揃いの。一対の。
  2. 布の長さの単位。一匹=四丈=約9.6m
  3. 家畜を数えるときの助数詞。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

不明。様々な説が提唱されてきたが定説はない。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヒツJHS
Kun (native)
  • ひきJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音pi3
  • 拼音pi1
  • 한글pil
  • 한글mog
  • Hán-ViệtThất

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
4 strokes
Radical
匸(かくしがまえ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+5339

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿷匚儿

Words using this kanji

  • 匹ひき（ひき）動物を数えるときの助数詞。 （ひき）人を数えるときのぞんざいな助数詞。counter for small animals, counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size), counter for horses
  • 匹敵ひってき能力や価値などが同じくらいであること。to be a match for, to rival, to equal, to compare with
  • 匹夫ひっぷ身分の低い男性。 道理の分からない男性。man of humble position, commoner, ordinary man, thoughtless man
  • 匹婦ひっぷ身分の低い女性。 道理の分からない女性。coarse woman, country woman
  • 匹儔ひっちゅう匹敵すること。また、そのようなもの。なかま。equal, match
  • 匹偶ひつぐうpair, couple (husband and wife), friend, comrade
  • 匹夫の勇ひっぷのゆう考えの浅い者は、ちゃんと算段をしないまま、思い切りだけでものに取り掛かろうとするものであるということのたとえ。また、その思い切り。rash courage
  • 匹夫匹婦ひっぷひっぷcoarse men and women
  • 匹夫も志を奪うべからずひっぷもこころざしをうばうべからずone cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man, a person's will should be respected, even a menial deserves his convictions

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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3-2-2
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7171.1
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