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Fart

On’yomi
Kun’yomiへ・おなら
MeaningsFart, Passing Gas
7 strokes Radical corpse
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 屁

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 屁

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 屁

Radical 44 of 214
Corpse

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 屁 is filed under (corpse) — radical number 44 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 尸

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 屁

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

言出しっ屁 いいだしっぺ first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matt
言い出しっ屁 いいだしっぺ first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matt
放屁 ホーヒ breaking wind, farting; farting, farter
屁奈 ヘナ henna
っ屁 ッペ fart, gas, wind; worthless thing, insignificant thing
屁放き ヘコキ farting, breaking wind
握り屁 ニギリベ farting into one's hand, cupping a fart
屁こき ヘコキ farting, breaking wind
屁っ放り ヘッピリ useless person, worthless person; farting, farter
屁えこき ヘーコキ farting, breaking wind

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 屁

What does the kanji 屁 mean?

屁 means Fart, Passing Gas.

How do you read the kanji 屁?

屁 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) ひ; kun'yomi (native Japanese) へ、おなら.

How many strokes does 屁 have?

屁 is written with 7 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 屁?

The radical of 屁 is 尸 (corpse), radical number 44 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 屁 made of?

屁 is built from 尸 (corpse) and 比 (compare). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 屁?

Common words written with 屁 include 言出しっ屁 (いいだしっぺ, first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matt); 言い出しっ屁 (いいだしっぺ, first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matt); 放屁 (ホーヒ, breaking wind, farting; farting, farter).

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