What does kanji 笛 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 笛 is flute.

How is kanji 笛 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 笛 are ふえ; the onyomi readings are テキ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 笛?

Kanji 笛 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 笛?

The main radical for kanji 笛 is 竹.

What words use kanji 笛?

Example words that use kanji 笛 include 笛, 笛吹き, 笛座, 笛子.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 8

笛

Meaning

Kanji 笛

flute

flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ふえ
Onyomi 音読み: テキ
Nanori 名乗り: う

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1928
Strokes: 11
Radical: 竹
Components: ｜ • 日 • 田 • 竹 • 乞
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: 軸 • 袖 • 紬 • 柚 • 油 • 由 • 甹

Related vocabulary

35 common entries

Showing 35 of 59 entries that include this kanji.

笛

ふえ

whistle

笛吹き

ふえふき

flute player

笛座

ふえざ

flute-player seating area (noh), behind upstage left

笛子

てきし

dizi

笛小千鳥

ふえこちどり

piping plover (Charadrius melodus)

笛吹けども踊らず

ふえふけどもおどらず

we have piped unto you and ye have not danced

笛吹鯛

ふえふきだい

Chinese emperor (species of emperor bream, Lethrinus haematopterus)

笛鯛

ふえだい

star snapper (species of fish, Lutjanus stellatus)

笛竹

ふえたけ

bamboo flute

笛柱

ふえばしら

upstage left pillar (on a noh stage), next to the flute player

笛奴鯛

ふえやっこだい

longnose butterfly fish (Forcipiger flavissimus, species of butterflyfish from the Indo-Pacific)

汽笛

きてき

steam whistle

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は笛を吹くのが上手だ。

He is good at playing the flute.

審判が笛を鳴らした。

The referee blew the whistle.

遠くで汽笛が聞こえる。

A steam whistle can be heard in the distance.

竹で手作りの笛を作った。

I made a handmade flute out of bamboo.

口笛を吹かないでください。

Please do not whistle.