JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 堤: "dike, bank, embankment"
The kanji 堤 means "dike, bank, embankment". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read テイ in on'yomi and つつみ 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)
テイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つつみ
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 | dike, bank, embankment |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1658 of 2,501 |
Common words with 堤
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 堤防bank; weir; embankment; levee
- 堤bank; embankment; dike · reservoir; pond
- 防波堤breakwater; mole
- 土堤embankment made of earth; bank; levee
- 突堤jetty; breakwater; pier
- 防潮堤tide embankment; seawall
- 堤防を築くto construct an embankment
- 堰堤dam; weir
- 築堤embankment; bank
- 堤を築くto build an embankment
- 墨堤banks of the Sumida river
- 石堤stone embankment; stone levee
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