Keyword
small animal
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1830
Readings
ひき
(33%)
き
(31%)
ぴき
(26%)
ひっ
(8%)
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 疋, which is the archaic counter for small animals.

Used in vocabulary (36 in total)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
Examples (114 in total)
It seems that the two became friends while playing.
The two dogs followed behind me.
For some reason, there wasn't a single cat in sight.