JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 栽: "plantation, planting"
The kanji 栽 means "plantation, planting". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サイ in on'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)
サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | plantation, planting |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1496 of 2,501 |
Common words with 栽
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 栽培cultivation
- 盆栽bonsai; miniature potted plant
- 植栽raising plants; cultivating (vegetation); planting · one's plants; cultivated vegetation; one's crops
- 前栽garden; trees and flowers in a garden
- 促成栽培forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.); artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)
- 有機栽培organic farming; organic cultivation
- 温室栽培greenhouse horticulture
- 水耕栽培hydroponics; aquaculture; water culture; tank farming
- 自家栽培home gardening (esp. food); home growing
- 栽培者grower; cultivator; planter; farmer
- 水栽培hydroponics
- ハウス栽培greenhouse cultivation
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