Kanji

What does the kanji 伐 mean?

伐 means cutting, felling; attacking, conquering. On'yomi バツ、ハツ、カ、ボチ. Kun'yomi き.る、そむ.く、う.つ.

Quick facts
On'yomiバツ、ハツ、カ、ボチ
Kun'yomiき.る、そむ.く、う.つ
Strokes6
Main radical人
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi バツ、ハツ、カ、ボチKun'yomi き.る、そむ.く、う.つ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework6 strokes

cutting, felling; attacking, conquering

Memory hook

A person (亻) shouldering the halberd (戈) to fell trees and strike the enemy — FELL, ATTACK.

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.