Kanji Detail for 堤 - "dike, embankment"

堤

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

堤 means "dike, embankment." Also associated with flood control.
1. Embankment - An earthen wall built up to hold back water; a dike; levee.
Words using 堤
- 堤防ていぼう bank; weir; embankment
- 防波堤ぼうはてい breakwater; mole
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- Verified meaning: dike, embankment
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read さげ, さだ, つずみ, つつみ)
- Also carries these associations: flood control
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 堤

Given names 堤(つつみ)

Surnames 堤(さげ) 堤(さだ) 堤(つずみ) 堤(つづみ) 堤(つつみざき) 堤(つつむ) 堤(てい)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

dike; bank; embankment

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

dike

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

dike
Onyomi

tei(テイ)
Kunyomi

tsutsu.mi(つつみ)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)
Related Keywords

dike embankment flood control levee dam barrier riverbank earthen wall containment

水は堤防を越えた。
The water ran over the banks.
堤防が洪水を防いだ。
The levee kept the floodwater back.
波が激しく防波堤にぶつかった。
The waves dashed against the seawall.
私は堤防の近くに住んでいます。
I live near the levee.
子供たちは堤防をすべりおりた。
The children slid down the bank.
堤防が都市を洪水から守ってくれた。
The bank secured the city from a flood.
雨のため水は堤防からあふれて流れた。
The rain caused the water to run over the banks.
川の水をせき止めるために堤防が建設された。
A bank was built to keep back the water of the river.
彼らは村を洪水から守るために堤防を補強した。
They strengthened the embankments to protect the village from flooding.