伐

cut down; fell; strike; attack; punish

6 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1816.

Readings

• バツ (on reading): 討伐 (とうばつ) subjugation (using military force); 北伐 (ほくばつ) Northern Expedition (China; 1926-1928)
• ハツ (on reading)
• カ (on reading)
• ボチ (on reading)
• きる (kun reading): 木を伐る (きをきる) to fell a tree; 伐る (きる) to cut down (e.g. trees)
• そむく (kun reading)
• うつ (kun reading)

Components

• 亻
• 戈
• ⺅ radical person, left-side form of 人
• 戈 radical halberd

Kanji containing 伐

• 閥 clique
• 筏 raft

Words using 伐

• 討伐 (とうばつ) subjugation (using military force)
• 北伐 (ほくばつ) Northern Expedition (China; 1926-1928)
• 伐採 (ばっさい) felling timber
• 殺伐 (さつばつ) brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.)
• 征伐 (せいばつ) conquest
• 木を伐る (きをきる) to fell a tree
• 伐る (きる) to cut down (e.g. trees)

28 words in all.

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