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What is the Kanji for 'Equal' and 'Counter for animals'? | 匹

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Equal' and 'Counter for animals', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Equal' and 'Counter for animals' is 匹.

    kanji

    匹

    Meaning

    Equal, Counter for animals

    Reading

    kunyomiひき

    hiki

    onyomiひつ

    hitsu

    Parts

    匚 儿Legs

    Example Word

    匹: counter. The Japanese suffix '匹 (ひき)' is a counter used for small animals, such as cats, dogs, fish, and insects. It is one of the most common counters in Japanese and is essential for counting animals. The reading 'ひき' changes depending on the number it follows due to rendaku (voicing) and phonetic rules. For example: one cat「猫一匹」(ねこいっぴき), two dogs「犬二匹」(いぬにひき), three fish「魚三匹」(さかなさんびき). Note that the counter does not change based on the size of the animal, but rather the category (small animals). This suffix is widely used in everyday conversation and is a fundamental part of Japanese counting systems.

    Radical

    匸

    Stroke Count

    4

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    7

    Frequency

    1326

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 匹

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    component

    匚

    radical

    儿

    Meaning

    Legs

匹 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of one other kanji:

    kanji

    甚

    Meaning

    Extremely, Tremendously

Words Using 匹

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    匹

    Meaning

    Counter

Kanji Related to 匹 Through the Part 儿

These 12 kanji contain the part 儿 as well.

    kanji

    見

    Meaning

    See

    kanji

    鬼

    Meaning

    Demon, Ogre

    kanji

    兄

    Meaning

    Older brother

    kanji

    克

    Meaning

    Overcome

    kanji

    元

    Meaning

    Origin

    kanji

    先

    Meaning

    Before, Previous

    kanji

    虎

    Meaning

    Tiger

    kanji

    光

    Meaning

    Light

    kanji

    児

    Meaning

    Child

    kanji

    西

    Meaning

    West

    kanji

    四

    Meaning

    Four

    kanji

    免

    Meaning

    Excuse, Exempt

Learn the Kanji 匹

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What does 匹 mean?

匹 means 'Equal' and 'Counter for animals'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.