11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

cultivate, foster

Kun'yomi
  • to cultivate
On'yomi
  • バイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

バイ 75.0%
つちか 25.0%

Character Breakdown

cultivate, foster
バイ つちか.う (9th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
to spit out
トウ つばをはいていな.む
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 57F9
JIS X 0208 1-39-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1091
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1032
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 464
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 558
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1615
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1291
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5195
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1690
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1828
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1977
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1153
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1419
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1640
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 377
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 488
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b8.6
Four corner code 4016.1
De Roo Code 1477