What does kanji 伐 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 伐 is fell.

How is kanji 伐 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 伐 are き.る, そむ.く, う.つ; the onyomi readings are バツ, ハツ, カ, ボチ.

What is the main radical of kanji 伐?

The main radical for kanji 伐 is 人.

What words use kanji 伐?

Example words that use kanji 伐 include 伐つ, 伐採, 伐りだす, 伐る.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

伐

Meaning

Kanji 伐

fell

fell, strike, attack, punish

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: き.るそむ.くう.つ
Onyomi 音読み: バツハツカボチ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1816
Strokes: 6
Radical: 人
Components: 化 • 戈
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 25 common entries

Showing 25 of 28 entries that include this kanji.

伐つ

うつ

to attack

伐採

ばっさい

felling timber

伐りだす

きりだす

to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.)

伐る

きる

to cut down (e.g. trees)

伐期

ばっき

time for harvesting (of trees)

伐倒

ばっとう

felling

伐木

ばつぼく

felling

濫伐

らんばつ

reckless deforestation

間伐

かんばつ

periodic thinning (e.g. forest)

皆伐

かいばつ

clear-cut logging

殺伐

さつばつ

brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.)

三韓征伐

さんかんせいばつ

conquest of the three Koreas (legendary military invasion of the Korean kingdoms; 3rd century CE)

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森林伐採が深刻な問題となっている。

Deforestation has become a serious problem.

彼らはその古い木を伐採した。

They cut down that old tree.

王は魔王の討伐を命じた。

The king ordered the subjugation of the demon lord.

山に入って木を伐る。

Go into the mountains and cut down trees.

殺伐とした風景が広がっていた。

A desolate landscape spread out before us.

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