12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

an ancient musical instrument

On'yomi
  • チク
    zhu (ancient Chinese string instrument)
Nanori
  • つく
  • づき

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

チク 97.8%
つく 2.2%

Character Breakdown

an ancient musical instrument
チク つく づき (Kentei Pre-1)
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)
bind, firm, secure
キョウ
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン およ.そ ハン (Early Jr. High, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

zhu (ancient Chinese string instrument)
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
Hichiku dialect (western Kyushu)
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
Chikushū (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
Nichiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
Ryōchiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
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References

Unicode hex code 7B51
JIS X 0208 1-35-62
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3389
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4280
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3316
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2334
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2637
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2681
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1771
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26002X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f6.6
Four corner code 8811.7