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.