What does kanji 筑 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 筑 is an ancient musical instrument.

How is kanji 筑 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 筑 are チク.

What words use kanji 筑?

Example words that use kanji 筑 include 筑, 筑後, 筑紫, 筑紫鴨.

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筑

Meaning

Kanji 筑

an ancient musical instrument

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: -
Onyomi 音読み: チク
Nanori 名乗り: つくづき

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #1530
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 恐 • 蛩 • 跫 • 銎 • 鞏 • 巩

Related vocabulary

Showing 16 common entries

Showing 16 of 26 entries that include this kanji.

筑

ちく

zhu (ancient Chinese string instrument)

筑後

ちくご

Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)

筑紫

つくし

Kyūshū

筑紫鴨

つくしがも

common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

筑紫琴

つくしごと

koto used in Tsukushi-goto music

筑紫女学園大学

ちくしじょがくえんだいがく

Chikushi Jogakuen University

筑紫石楠花

つくししゃくなげ

Tsukushi rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)

筑州

ちくしゅう

Chikushū (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)

筑前

ちくぜん

Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)

筑前煮

ちくぜんに

chikuzenni

筑波宇宙センター

つくばうちゅうセンター

Tsukuba Space Center

筑波学院大学

つくばがくいんだいがく

Tsukuba Gakuin University

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

筑は古代の楽器です。

The chiku is an ancient musical instrument.

博物館で古い筑を見た。

I saw an old chiku at the museum.

彼は筑の弾き方を知っている。

He knows how to play the chiku.

筑の音色は琴に似ている。

The timbre of the chiku is similar to the koto.

その物語には筑を奏でる老人が登場する。

An old man playing the chiku appears in that story.

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筑紫の磐井 Tsukushi no Iwai