培

cultivate; foster

11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1431.

Readings

• バイ (on reading): 栽培 (さいばい) cultivation; 培養 (ばいよう) culture
• つちかう (kun reading): 培う (つちかう) to cultivate

Components

• 土
• 咅
• 口 radical mouth
• 土 radical earth
• 立 radical stand

Words using 培

• 栽培 (さいばい) cultivation
• 培養 (ばいよう) culture
• 栽培品種 (さいばいひんしゅ) cultivar
• 培地 (ばいち) culture medium
• 寒天培地 (かんてんばいち) nutrient agar
• 培う (つちかう) to cultivate

46 words in all.

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