筑 — kanji meaning “an ancient musical instrument”
筑
an ancient musical instrument
- Meanings
- an ancient musical instrument
- On'yomi
- チク (chiku)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- つく、づき
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #1530 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 118
- Chinese reading
- zhú, zhù — Chinese character page
Words with 筑
| 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. |
| 筑紫鴨 | つくしがも tsukushigamo | common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| 肥筑方言 | ひちくほうげん hichikuhougen | Hichiku dialect (western Kyushu) |
| 筑摩薄荷 | ちくまはっか chikumahakka | catnip (Nepeta cataria); catmint |
| 筑州 | ちくしゅう chikushuu | Chikushū (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo) |
| 二筑 | にちく nichiku | Nichiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo) |
| 両筑 | りょうちく ryouchiku | Ryōchiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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