笞 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
- On
- チ
- Kun
- むち・しもと
- Meaning
- a rod for flogging
Origin
Bamboo 竹 with 台 as phonetic: a bamboo rod; also the name of an old punishment.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 笞刑ちけい
flogging as a punishment
- 笞むち
a rod
Example
笞刑は古い刑罰の一つだ。
Flogging was one of the old punishments.
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