JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 塁: "bases, fort, rampart"
The kanji 塁 means "bases, fort, rampart, walls, base(ball)". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ルイ, ライ, スイ in on'yomi and とりで 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)
ルイライスイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とりで
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 | bases, fort, rampart, walls, base(ball) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 651 of 2,501 |
Common words with 塁
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 塁base; bag; sack · fortress; stronghold
- 一塁first base · first baseman
- 二塁second base
- 三塁third base
- 満塁bases loaded
- 土塁earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
- 盗塁base stealing; steal; stolen base
- 満塁ホームランgrand slam
- 出塁getting on base; reaching first base · times on base; TOB
- 堡塁fort; fortification; fortress; stronghold
- 防塁bulwark; earthwork
- 塁に出るto get on base
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