11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N1

flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo

Kun'yomi
  • flute ②whistle
On'yomi
  • テキ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ふえ 70.0%
テキ 29.9%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

flute, clarinet, pipe
ふえ テキ う (3rd, N1)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Common Words

flute ②whistle
whistle (sound made with the lips)
steam whistle
whistling through one's fingers
magic flute
horn (instrument; made of animal horn)
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References

Unicode hex code 7B1B
JIS X 0208 1-37-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3382
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4268
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2664
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3303
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1710
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2323
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1111
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1192
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1692
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1471
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1306
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25917
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1624
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1471
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1568
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1602
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 373
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 382
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1681
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1474
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1120
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f5.6
Four corner code 8860.3
De Roo Code 2376