漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
坪: two-mat area, approx. thirty-six sq ft
JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
土 carries the meaning · 平 gives the sound
8 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
つぼtsubo · kun'yomi · on its own
- 坪つぼtsubo
- 坪数つぼすうfloor space; area (in tsubo)
- 建坪たてつぼfloor space (esp. of the ground floor only)
Also read ヘイ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a cross planted firmly in the ground—that's 土! It shows a stake or a seedling marking the earth, reminding us of farming, construction, and the solid foundation upon which we build our lives and cities.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · píng
Same form: 坪 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 坪 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 坪 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin píng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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