JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 坪: "two-mat area, approx. thirty-six sq ft"
The kanji 坪 means "two-mat area, approx. thirty-six sq ft". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヘイ in on'yomi and つぼ 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)
ヘイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つぼ
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 | two-mat area, approx. thirty-six sq ft |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1823 of 2,501 |
Common words with 坪
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 坪tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters · tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters
- 坪庭inner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard
- 坪数floor space; area (in tsubo)
- 坪田place : Tsubota
- 坪単価price per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)
- 地坪ground area (e.g. of a building's footprint); land area
- 坪当たりper tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)
- 延坪島place : Yeonpyeong Island
- 建て坪floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage
- 平坪tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters
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