笞 Kanji meaning "whip, rod, scourge"

Jiten frequency #4407Kanken Level 1TMW Immortal Idol11 strokes

Meanings

whip, rod, scourge, crime punishable by flogging

On'yomi

チ

Kun'yomi

むちしもと

Composed of

竹bambooradical

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

笞(ち)刑(けい)flogging#238606 笞(ち)caning (10-50 strokes; least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)#463992

Most common words using this kanji

笞(むち)whip#121775 笞(ち)刑(けい)flogging#238606 笞(しもと)scourge#344802 笞(ち)caning (10-50 strokes; least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)#463992