笞

11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

whip, rod, scourge, crime punishable by flogging

Kun'yomi
  • むち
    		whip ②stick
  • しもと
    		scourge
On'yomi
  • チ
    		caning (10-50 strokes; least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

Main Radical

竹(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

むち 100.0%

Character Breakdown

whip, rod, scourge
むち　チ　しもと (Kentei 1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
ダイ　うてな　われ (2nd, N4)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 7B1E
JIS X 0208 1-67-90
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3380
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4267
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25921
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f5.13
Four corner code 8860.3