Japanese Kanji

hitsu

equal · head · counter for small animals

Secondary school · JLPT N2 · 4 strokes

Readings

  • ONヒツhitsu
  • KUNひきhiki

Meaning

Equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth.

Stroke order for 匹

匹 is part of the secondary school jōyō kanji — the full set of characters used in everyday Japanese. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 4 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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