Kanji
隻
N2
10 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1546
vessels, counter for ships, fish, birds, arrows
On'yomi (音読み)
セキ
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
一隻
いっせき
one boat; one ship
一隻眼
いっせきがん
discerning eye; critical eye
数隻
すうせき
several (boats)
隻眼
せきがん
one eye
隻手
せきしゅ
one hand; one arm
片言隻語
へんげんせきご
(not even) a few words
隻影
せきえい
a glimpse of an object's outlines
隻語
せきご
just a few words
隻句
せっく
a few words
片言隻句
へんげんせきく
few words; single phrase
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
隻手の音声
せきしゅのおんじょう
the sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan)
隻手の声
せきしゅのこえ
the sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan)
Example sentences
一隻(いっせき)の船(ふね)に全部(ぜんぶ)を積(つ)む冒険(ぼうけん)をするな。
Don't risk putting everything in one boat.
一隻(いっせき)の船(ふね)が海(うみ)を走(はし)っていた。
There was a ship sailing on the sea.
岸(きし)から遠(とお)く離(はな)れたところに何(なに)せきか船(ふね)が見(み)える。
I can see some boats far away from the shore.
何(なに)隻(せき)かのボートが湖(みずうみ)に浮(う)かんでいる。
Some boats are on the lake.