6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

fell, strike, attack, punish

Kun'yomi
  • to cut down (e.g. trees)
  • そむ
  • to attack
On'yomi
  • バツ
  • ハツ
  • ボチ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

バツハツ 97.8%
1.5%
0.7%

Character Breakdown

fell, strike, attack
バツ き.る う.つ (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

subjugation (using military force)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.)
conquest ②chastisement
felling timber
assailing criminals
periodic thinning (e.g. forest)
attacking in all directions
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References

Unicode hex code 4F10
JIS X 0208 1-40-18
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 370
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 132
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 42
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 46
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 26
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 27
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 994
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1069
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1990
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1535
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 439
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1707
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1509
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1610
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1040
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1058
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1422
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 70
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1003
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a4.5
Four corner code 2325.0
De Roo Code 2159