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漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

培: cultivate, foster

JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

土 carries the meaning · 咅 gives the sound

11 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

バイbai · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 栽培さいばいcultivation
  • 培養ばいようculture; cultivation

つちかうtsuchikau · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 培うつちかうto cultivate; to foster

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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.”
More in the 土 earth story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
土

Also built on earth (土)

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咅

Also built on 咅

培 takes the 咅 family's reading, バイ (bai).

Also read バイ

12 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
培 cultivate · 土
vs倍 double · 亻
培 has 土 where 倍 has 亻.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · péi

Same form: 培 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
培 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
培 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin péi 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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