Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1431 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: cultivate, foster

Kunyomi: つちか.う

Onyomi: バイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: earth

Examples

Onyomi Examples

バイヨウ cultivation, nurture, culture

バイショク cultivation (of plants), culturing

育成栽 イクセイサイバイ vegetable and fruit growing

促成栽 ソクセイサイバイ forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.), artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)

Kunyomi Examples

つちかう to cultivate, to foster