# 笛 — flute; whistle

笛 means “flute; whistle”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: テキ (teki). Kun'yomi: ふえ (fue). You'll see it in words such as 笛 (fue, “flute; fife”).

- Meaning: flute; whistle
- On'yomi: テキ (teki)
- Kun'yomi: ふえ (fue)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 3

## How to remember 笛

Parts: 竹 bamboo · 由 derive from

## Words with 笛

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 笛 | ふえ (fue) | flute; fife |

## Don't confuse it with

[神](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/god/) · [油](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/oil/) · [押](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/push/) · [届](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/deliver/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 3” set

[弦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bowstring/) · [鼓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/drum/) · [娯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/amusement/) · [戯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frolic/) · [譜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/musical-score/) · [笛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flute/) · [吟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intone/) · [賭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gamble/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flute/. Last updated 2026-11-01.