JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 伐: "fell, strike, attack"
The kanji 伐 means "fell, strike, attack, punish". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read バツ, ハツ, カ, ボチ in on'yomi and き.る, そむ.く, う.つ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
バツハツカボチ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
き.るそむ.くう.つ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fell, strike, attack, punish |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1816 of 2,501 |
Common words with 伐
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 討伐subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
- 殺伐brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent
- 伐採felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
- 征伐conquest; subjugation; overcoming · chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
- 討伐軍punitive force
- 伐るto cut down (e.g. trees)
- 木を伐るto fell a tree
- 誅伐assailing criminals
- 伐木felling; logging
- 間伐periodic thinning (e.g. forest)
- 伐倒felling
- 朝鮮征伐Imjin War (1592-1597)
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