笛
笛 — Flute
flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo
On’yomiテキ (teki)
Kun’yomiふえ (fue)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 笛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笛 | ふえ fue | flute; fife; pipe |
| 汽笛 | きてき kiteki | steam whistle |
| 口笛 | くちぶえ kuchibue | whistle (sound made with the lips) |
| 警笛 | けいてき keiteki | horn; alarm; whistle |
| 草笛 | くさぶえ kusabue | reed pipe |
| 笛吹き | ふえふき fuefuki | flute player; flutist; flautist |
Study notes
笛 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1928 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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