Kanji: 匹 Radical: 匸 (かくしがまえ) :
ヒツ;
ひき;
counter for animals
Joyo grade: 8 Stroke count: 4 Index in Nelson dictionary: 756 Index in Halpern dictionary: 2962
| 一匹 | いっぴき | one animal/two-tan bolt of cloth/ |
| 一匹狼 | いっぴきおおかみ
| (n) lone wolf/loner/ |
| 絹一匹 | きぬいっぴき | one hiki of silk/ |
| 数匹 | すうひき
| several animals/ |
| 泰山鳴動して鼠一匹 | たいざんめいどうして
ねずみいっぴき | much ado about nothing/The mountains
have have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)/ |
| 大山鳴動してねずみ一匹 | たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴき
| (exp) There was a great deal of fuss, but
little came of it/ |
| 大山鳴動して鼠一匹 | たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴき
| much ado about nothing/The mountains have have
brought forth a mouse (Aesop)/ |
| 男一匹 | おとこいっぴき
| (n) shining example of a man/ |
| 猫の子一匹居ない | ねこのこいっぴきいない | completely deserted/ |
| 馬匹 | ばひつ
| (n) horses/ |
Japanese - English dictionary courtesy of Jim Breen.
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