Kanji

What does the kanji 塁 mean?

塁 means rampart, fortification; base (baseball). On'yomi ルイ、ライ、スイ. Kun'yomi とりで.

Quick facts
On'yomiルイ、ライ、スイ
Kun'yomiとりで
Strokes12
Main radical土
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ルイ、ライ、スイKun'yomi とりで
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework12 strokes

rampart, fortification; base (baseball)

Memory hook

Fields (田) stacked on the earth (土) into a rampart; also a base in baseball — RAMPART, BASE.

Stroke order · 12 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.