Kanji

What does the kanji 坪 mean?

坪 means tsubo (unit of land area, approx. 3.3 m²). On'yomi ヘイ. Kun'yomi つぼ.

Quick facts
On'yomiヘイ
Kun'yomiつぼ
Strokes8
Main radical土
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ヘイKun'yomi つぼ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

tsubo (unit of land area, approx. 3.3 m²)

Memory hook

Earth (土) levelled flat (平) into one unit of area — TSUBO, 3.3 SQUARE METRES.

Stroke order · 8 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.