堤
堤·embankment, bank, dike
- On-yomi
- テイ
- Kun-yomi
- つつみ
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 堤防 | ていぼう | embankment, levee |
| 堤 | つつみ | bank, dike |
| 防波堤 | ぼうはてい | breakwater |
| 土手堤 | どてづつみ | earthen bank |
Example sentences
大雨で堤防が壊れそうだ。
おおあめでていぼうがこわれそうだ。
The levee looks likely to break in this heavy rain.
子どもたちが堤の上を走っていく。
こどもたちがつつみのうえをはしっていく。
The children run along the top of the bank.
防波堤の先で釣りをしている人がいる。
ぼうはていのさきでつりをしているひとがいる。
Someone is fishing at the end of the breakwater.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 提防 for 堤防 — the levee takes the earth radical
- Reading 堤 alone as てい — on its own it is つつみ
Memory aid
Picture it
Earth 土 heaped up so the river stays where it 是 (is right to be): a long ridge of soil holding the water back.
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