Keyword
small animal
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1830
Readings
ひき
(33%)
(31%)
ぴき
(26%)
ひっ
(7%)
Composed of
box on its side
legs
Mnemonic

A box on its side with a bunch of dismembered legs of small animals inside. Someone must have been a little psychopath.

Do not confuse with , which is the archaic counter for small animals.

Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
one animal (small)
several animals
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
(humble) man; coarse man; rustic
shining example of a man
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
coarse men and women
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
coarse woman; country woman
pair; couple (husband and wife); friend; comrade
pair; couple (husband and wife); friend; comrade
doing something on one's own without another's help
doing something on one's own without another's help
Examples (98 in total)
There are two dogs over there.
My dog is the bigger of the two.
How many cats are there in this house?