Keyword
small animal
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1830
Readings
ひき
(33%)
(31%)
ぴき
(26%)
ひっ
(7%)
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 , which is the archaic counter for small animals.

Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
Examples (98 in total)
There are two dogs over there.
My dog is the bigger of the two.
How many cats are there in this house?
All of a sudden, three dogs appeared in front of us.
My father caught three fish yesterday.
We caught some large fish there.
We found some dead fish in the river.
I caught five fish yesterday.
I can see a woman and two dogs in the car.
Both dogs are asleep.
Her cat had another four kittens.
He found a dog abandoned in the woods.
He traveled with only a dog for company.
He saw a dog near the door.
A big red fish is swimming about in the pond.
I want a puppy.
He caught three fish.
Yesterday my father caught three fish.
You have three cats.
You have four dogs.
I have 13 cats.
Ken keeps two cats.
He has two dogs.
He has two cats.
He keeps two cats: one is black, and the other white.
She has two cats. One is white and the other one is black.
How many dogs do you have?
I have two dogs. One is white and the other black.
I have a cat.
I have two cats. One is white and the other is black.
I keep a dog.
I have three dogs.
I have two cats.
I have thirteen cats.
Two sheep were killed by a wolf.
He has a cat and two dogs.
Nobody equals him in strength.
His research ranks among the best of its kind.
She is quite equal to the teacher in her ability to speak English.
He paid as much as a hundred dollars for a puppy.
We have two dogs, three cats, and six chickens.
All five rabbits were eaten by the hungry wolves.
His aunt has three cats.
This metal is comparable to iron in strength.
Yesterday, my dad caught three fish.
Ken has two cats.
I saw a squirrel this morning.
We have three dogs, one white and two black.
We have three cats, a black one and two white ones.
Here are two dogs; one is white and the other is black.
We have four rabbits, and one of them bites.
He has one dog and six cats.
She has a dog and six cats.
I have a dog and two cats.
I have two cats and one dog.
We keep three dogs and a cat.
We own a dog and a cat.
I have a cat and a dog. The cat is black and the dog is white.
A cat appeared from behind the curtain.
The house was empty except for a cat.
She has two cats. One is black, and the other is white.
New York's Fifth Avenue is comparable to Ginza.
There is a dog barking nearby.
I have three dogs; one is male and the others are female.
My neighbors are four sisters and a cat.
I saw some monkeys climbing the tree.
I caught three fish yesterday.
There are about thirty goldfish in our pond.
Pigs are adorable. I want one.
He kept three dogs but lost one of them because of a traffic accident.
Is it true Tom has three dogs at home?
Tom and Mary have two cats.
Tom has two turtles.
Tom has three other dogs.
I don't think that Tom knows how many cats Mary has.
Mary was reading, with a cat sleeping beside her.
John caught a tiger and shot two lions.
You are equal to him in intelligence.
We keep two goats.
I have two dogs, three cats, and six chickens.
He caught 20 butterflies.
How many legs do three centipedes have?
Some of the dogs are alive.
One of the dogs is alive.
A dog is running in the park.
We have a cat. We all love cats.
I saw a black cat run into the house.
Are you sure there aren't any snakes in Ireland?
He caught twenty butterflies.
Millie has a dog.
A bee is buzzing around.
His background parallels that of his predecessor.
A mouse is running around the room.
Two little squirrels, a white squirrel and a black squirrel, lived in a large forest.
We have two dogs. One is black and the other is white.
We have two cats; one is white, and the other is black.
A bee flew out of the window.
I want two kitties.