Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

堤: dike, bank

Also: embankment

JLPT N112 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

土 carries the meaning · 是 gives the sound

12 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

テイtei · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 堤防ていぼうbank; weir; embankment
  • 防波堤ぼうはていbreakwater; mole; seawall
  • 突堤とっていjetty; breakwater; pier

つつみtsutsumi · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 堤つつみbank; embankment; dike

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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
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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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是

Also built on just so (是)

The 是 family reads ダイ (dai); 堤 is read テイ.

Also read テイ

29 kanji share this on'yomiAll 29

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
堤 dike · 土
vs提 propose · 扌
堤 has 土 where 提 has 扌.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · dī, tí

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

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

Pinyin dī, tí most common readings

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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