JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 畝: "furrow, thirty tsubo, ridge"
The kanji 畝 means "furrow, thirty tsubo, ridge, rib". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ボウ, ホ, モ, ム in on'yomi and せ, うね 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)
ボウホモム
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
せうね
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 | furrow, thirty tsubo, ridge, rib |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2327 of 2,501 |
Common words with 畝
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 畝るto wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to snake · to undulate; to surge; to swell; to roll
- 畝ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops · rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
- 畝織りribbed fabric; corded fabric; ridged fabric; corduro
- 畝間furrow; room with ridged roof
- 畝溝furrow ridges
- 畝立てbuilding rice-field ridges
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