Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
2049 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: paddy ridge, levee
Kunyomi: あぜ, くろ, ほとり
Onyomi: ハン
Composition: 田 半
Radical: 田
Meaning: field
Reading: た
Frequency: 192
Alternative forms:
畦畔 (ケイハン) ridge between rice fields, causeway
橋畔 (キョウハン) approach to a bridge
畦 (あぜ) ridge of earth between rice fields, ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel, footpath between rice fields, causeway
畔唐菜 (あぜとうな) Crepidiastrum keiskeanum (species of plant in the daisy family)
畦 (あぜ) ridge of earth between rice fields, ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel, footpath between rice fields, causeway
辺 (ほとり) side (esp. of a waterbody), edge, bank, shore