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19 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

pan pipes, flute

Kun'yomi
  • ふえ
On'yomi
  • ショウ
    		xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)

Main Radical

竹(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

pan pipes, flute
ショウ　ふえ (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)
quietly, softly, solemnly
シュク　スク　つつし.む (Kentei 1)
brush, finally, self
イチ　イツ　ふで (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

どう
洞
しょう
簫
dongxiao (Chinese bamboo flute similar to a shakuhachi)
はい
排
しょう
簫
paixiao (ancient Chinese bamboo panpipes)
しょう
簫
xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)
しょう
簫
　
の
ふえ
笛
xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)
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References

Unicode hex code 7C2B
JIS X 0208 1-68-52
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4355
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26560
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f13.1
Four corner code 8822.7