坪
坪 — Two-mat area
two-mat area, approx. thirty-six sq ft
On’yomiヘイ (hei)
Kun’yomiつぼ (tsubo)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 坪
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坪 | つぼ tsubo | tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo |
Study notes
坪 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1823 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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