Japanese Kanji
笞chi
whip · rod · scourge
Extended kanji · 11 strokes
Whip, rod, scourge, crime punishable by flogging.
笞 is a Extended kanji — used in Japanese personal names and specialised writing. With 11 strokes, it appears in classical literature, place names, and formal documents.
Start with hiragana and katakana — the foundation of Japanese reading.