JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 隻: "vessels, counter for ships, fish"
The kanji 隻 means "vessels, counter for ships, fish, birds, arrows, one of a pair". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read セキ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | vessels, counter for ships, fish, birds, arrows, one of a pair |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1546 of 2,501 |
Common words with 隻
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 隻counter for ships · counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen)
- 一隻one boat; one ship
- 隻眼one eye · discerning eye; excellent judgement
- 隻腕one arm
- 数隻several (boats)
- 隻手one hand; one arm
- 片言隻句few words; single phrase
- 隻脚one-legged
- 片言隻語(not even) a few words
- 隻影a glimpse of an object's outlines
- 隻句a few words
- 一隻眼discerning eye; critical eye · one eye
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