鼙 — readings, stroke count and radical

  • Non-Jōyō kanji
  • 21 strokes

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 古代、軍で使われた小太鼓。転じて、小太鼓全般のこと。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

drum carried on horseback

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヘイ
  • バイ
Kun (native)
  • つつ(み)
Other languages
  • 拼音pi2
  • 한글bi
  • Hán-ViệtBế
  • Hán-ViệtBề
  • Hán-ViệtTì
  • Hán-ViệtTỳ

Basics

Strokes
21 strokes
Radical
鼓(つづみ)
JIS level
Level 4
Unicode
U+9F19

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱鼓卑

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Lookup codes

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2-13-8