Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1384 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 4

Meaning: equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth

Kunyomi: ひき

Onyomi: ヒツ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: はこがまえ

Meaning: hiding enclosure

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

敵する(ひってきする)   match, be equal to

(いっぴき)   1 (animal)

(さんびき)   3 (animals)

(ろっぴき)   6 (animals)

(はっぴき)   8 (animals)

(じゅっぴき)   10 (animals)

(なんびき)   how many animals

Onyomi Examples

ヒツグウ pair, couple (husband and wife), friend, comrade

バヒツ horses

Kunyomi Examples

ひき counter for small animals, counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size), counter for horses, roll of cloth