Kanji details for 匹
匹
Common kanji
equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth
KUN:
- ひきhiki
ON:
- ヒツhitsu
Example words(showing 1-10 of 19 results)
counter
1.
counter for small animals(only relevant for ひき)
2.
counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
3.
counter for horses(archaism)(only relevant for き)
noun
4.
roll of cloth
Other readings:
匹【き】
、疋【ひき】
、疋【き】
auxillary suru verb
•
to be a match for, to rival, to equal, to compare with, to be equivalent to
noun
1.
one animal (small)
2.
two-tan bolt of cloth(archaism)(only relevant for 一匹)
Other readings:
１匹【いっぴき】
、一疋【いっぴき】
interjection
•
Other readings:
蟻が十匹【ありがじゅっぴき】
、アリが１０匹【ありがじゅっぴき】
noun
•
lone wolf, loner, self-reliant person
Other readings:
一匹オオカミ【いっぴきオオカミ】
expression
•
much ado about nothing, The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
Other readings:
泰山鳴動して鼠一匹【たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴき】
、大山鳴動してねずみ一匹【たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴき】
expression
•
doing something on one's own without another's help(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
単槍匹馬【たんそうひつば】