Kanji

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.

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.

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