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JLPT N5 · Senses & states

弾く

ひく

to play (an instrument)

Stroke order of 弾く

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

弾 · 12 strokesく · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A bow (弓) and a single mark (単): plucking the bowstring makes music.

Parts: 弾 play strings (弓 bow + 単) + く

The characters in 弾く

  • く く — ku (1 strokes)

Example sentence

ピアノを弾きます。

ぴあのをひきます。

I play the piano.

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