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笛 = 由 + 竹
笛 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “flute”. It is built from 由 (wherefore) and 竹 (bamboo). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1192.
- Keyword
- flute
- RTK frame
- 1192
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- テキ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ふえ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- флейта
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 笛 bamboo flute
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 笛 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “wherefore” + “bamboo”. 笛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 笛 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.