筑

an ancient musical instrument

12 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 1530.

Readings

• チク (on reading): 筑前煮 (ちくぜんに) chikuzenni; 筑 (ちく) zhu (ancient Chinese string instrument)
• Read as a whole word: 筑紫 (つくし) Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo); 筑紫箏 (つくしごと) Tsukushi-goto (earliest school of solo koto music)

Components

• 竹
• 工
• 凡
• 丶 radical dot
• 乞 radical beg
• 几 radical table
• 工 radical craft
• 竹 radical bamboo

Kanji containing 筑

• 築 fabricate

Words using 筑

• 筑前煮 (ちくぜんに) chikuzenni
• 筑 (ちく) zhu (ancient Chinese string instrument)
• 筑邦銀行 (ちくほうぎんこう) Chikuho Bank
• 筑紫女学園大学 (ちくしじょがくえんだいがく) Chikushi Jogakuen University
• 筑前 (ちくぜん) Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
• 筑紫 (つくし) Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo)
• 筑紫箏 (つくしごと) Tsukushi-goto (earliest school of solo koto music)
• 筑波大学 (つくばだいがく) University of Tsukuba
• 筑波銀行 (つくばぎんこう) Tsukuba Bank
• 筑波宇宙センター (つくばうちゅうセンター) Tsukuba Space Center
• 筑波学院大学 (つくばがくいんだいがく) Tsukuba Gakuin University
• 筑波技術大学 (つくばぎじゅつだいがく) National University Corporation Tsukuba University of Technology

23 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists