堤 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」
道4Junior high level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」
- On
- テイ
- Kun
- つつみ
- Meaning
- embankment; dike
Origin
土 "earth" with 是: earth heaped to hold back water — an embankment.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| テイ | 堤防・防波堤 |
|---|---|
| つつみ | 堤 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 堤防ていぼう
embankment; levee
- 防波堤ぼうはてい
breakwater
Example
川の堤防を歩いた。
I walked along the river embankment.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)