匹 – equal, head, counter for small animals

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The kanji 匹 means equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヒツ (hitsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひき (hiki). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 匸 (no. 23).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヒツ	hitsu
Kun’yomi	ひき	hiki

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 匸 (Kangxi radical 23). Components: 儿・匚.

Words using 匹

匹ひきcounter for small animals匹敵ひってきto be a match for

Example sentences

私たちは１匹の犬と１匹の猫を飼っている。

We own a dog and a cat.

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あなたは知力で彼に匹敵している。

You are equal to him in intelligence.

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Kanji with the same radical

区医

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