笛
Flute
Meanings
Flute, Clarinet, Pipe, Whistle, Bagpipe, Piccolo
On'yomi
てき
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
ふえ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
笛 is written in 11 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
笛 (Flute) is taught on WaniKani at level 19 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1928 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 11 strokes.
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