Japanese symbol for “zhu”
筑
ちく
Romaji: chiku
zhu (ancient Chinese string instrument)
In Japanese, zhu is 筑, read ちく (chiku).
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Meanings
- n zhu (ancient Chinese string instrument)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 筑後 | ちくご chikugo | Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture) |
| 筑波大学 | つくばだいがく tsukubadaigaku | University of Tsukuba |
| 筑紫 | つくし tsukushi | Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo) |
| 筑前 | ちくぜん chikuzen | Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture) |
| 筑邦銀行 | ちくほうぎんこう chikuhouginkou | Chikuho Bank |
| 筑前煮 | ちくぜんに chikuzenni | chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc. |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.