Keyword
small animal (archaic)
Info
FrequencyUncommon
Type
Jinmeiyō 
?
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2238
Readings
ひき
(41%)
(41%)
ぴき
(17%)
Composed of
Mario cap
running shoes
Mnemonic

If you only see a Mario cap lying on top of a pair of running shoes then perhaps something has turned Mario into a prehistoric small animal, and he's still in there under the cap?

Do not confuse with , which is the modern counter for small animals.

Used in kanji (6 in total)
doubt
swirl
neat
protein
Used in vocabulary (2 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)