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埠

Wharf

On’yomiふ・ほ
Kun’yomiつか・はとば
11 strokes Radical 土 earth
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 埠

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11 strokes
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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 埠

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 埠

土 Radical 32 of 214
Earth

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 埠 is filed under 土 (earth) — radical number 32 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 土

練習 · Practice

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Wharf ふ・ほ つか・はとば
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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 埠

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

埠頭 ふとう pier; wharf; quay

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 埠

What does the kanji 埠 mean?

埠 means Wharf.

How do you read the kanji 埠?

埠 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) ふ、ほ; kun'yomi (native Japanese) つか、はとば.

How many strokes does 埠 have?

埠 is written with 11 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 埠?

The radical of 埠 is 土 (earth), radical number 32 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 埠 made of?

埠 is built from 土 (soil) and 阜 (hill). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 埠?

Common words written with 埠 include 埠頭 (ふとう, pier; wharf; quay).

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