笛 — flute/whistle

Grade 3 kanji · 11 strokes · on'yomi teki · kun'yomi fue.

Bamboo (竹) + path through (由) — a bamboo tube with air passing through.

Example words

• 笛 — fue — flute
• 汽笛 — kiteki — steam whistle

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