This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: テキ、ふえ
Romaji: teki, fue
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: u
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Meanings

flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  118
Frequency:  1928
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-6-5
Korean Reading:  jeog
Chinese Reading:  di2
Unicode:  7b1b
JIS:  452B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2664
Nelson Index: 3382
New Nelson Index: 4268
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6f5.6
Four Corner Index: 8860.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 1624
Gakken Index: 1692
Japanese Names Index: 1471
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25917
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0752
Remembering the kanji Index: 1111
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1602
Kodansha Compact Index: 1474
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 373
Kanji in Context Index: 1681
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1710
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2323
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1120
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1192
Essential Kanji Index: 1306
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3303
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2376
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 382

Words

(ふえ、ちゃく)
flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet; whistle
口笛 (くちぶえ)
whistle
汽笛 (きてき)
steam whistle
角笛 (つのぶえ)
horn; hunting horn
喉笛 (のどぶえ)
windpipe
笛吹 (ふえふき)
flute player
草笛 (くさぶえ)
reed pipe
横笛 (よこぶえ、おうてき、ようじょう、おうじゃく)
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
警笛 (けいてき)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
縦笛 (たてぶえ)
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
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