Kanji

堤

堤

dike, bank, embankment

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

テイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つつみ

Common Readings

テイ, つつみ

Example sentences

堤防 ていぼう
大雨 の 後 、 町 の 堤防 は 決壊 の 危機 に 瀕した 。

After the heavy rain, the town's embankment was on the verge of collapse.

破壊 はかい
台風 によって 堤防 が 破壊 された 。

The levee was destroyed by the typhoon.

堤 つつみ
春 に なる と 川 の 堤 に 桜 が 咲き乱れる 。

When spring comes, cherry blossoms bloom profusely along the river bank.

突堤 とってい
釣り人 たち は 、 突堤 に 並んで 朝 から 糸 を 垂らしている 。

Fishermen are lined up on the jetty, casting their lines since morning.

堰堤 えんてい
その 堰堤 は 洪水 を 防ぐ ため に 作られた 。

That weir was built to prevent flooding.

Example Vocabulary

堤防

ていぼう

embankment; dike; levee; bank

防波堤

ぼうはてい

堤

つつみ

bank; embankment; dike

突堤

とってい

jetty; breakwater; pier

堰堤

えんてい

dam; weir; embankment

堤防を築く

ていぼうをきずく

土堤

どでい

堤を築く

つつみをきずく

石堤

せきてい

墨堤

ぼくてい

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