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    3. 匹

    匹

    匹ひき

    counter for small animals

    N1KMT5News #4+1CoreCore ConceptsAnimalsKanji Vocab4 strokes

    疋

    ひきき

    Counter

    1.
    counter for small animals
    2.
    counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
    3.
    counter for horses
    archaic

    Noun

    4.
    roll of cloth

    Stroke 0 / 4

    Speed1.0x

    犬いぬが三さん匹びきいます。

    There are three dogs.

    KMT3AnimalsCore Concepts
    猫ねこを一いっ匹ぴき飼かっています。

    I have one cat.

    KMT5AnimalsDaily Life
    動どう物ぶつ園えんにはたくさんの種しゅ類るいの動どう物ぶつが何なん百びゃく匹ひきもいる。

    There are hundreds of animals of many kinds in the zoo.

    KMT5Animals
    釣つった魚さかなは全ぜん部ぶで五ご匹ひきだった。

    The total number of fish caught was five.

    KMT5Food & DiningDaily Life
    庭にわに珍めずらしい鳥とりが何なん匹びきか飛とんできた。

    Several rare birds flew into the garden.

    KMT6AnimalsNature & Environment

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    匹
    ひき…(1)
    equal・head・counter for small animals・roll of cloth
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