伐 — kanji meaning “fell”
伐
fell, strike, attack, punish
- Meanings
- fell, strike, attack, punish
- On'yomi
- バツ (batsu)、ハツ (hatsu)、カ (ka)、ボチ (bochi)
- Kun'yomi
- き.る、そむ.く、う.つ
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1816 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- fá, fā — Chinese character page
Words with 伐
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伐採 | ばっさい bassai | felling timber; cutting down trees; logging |
| 間伐 | かんばつ kanbatsu | periodic thinning (e.g. forest) |
| 討伐 | とうばつ toubatsu | subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing |
| 乱伐 | らんばつ ranbatsu | reckless deforestation; overcutting of forests |
| 殺伐 | さつばつ satsubatsu | brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce |
| 征伐 | せいばつ seibatsu | conquest; subjugation; overcoming |
| 伐木 | ばつぼく batsuboku | felling; logging |
| 伐る | きる kiru | to cut down (e.g. trees) |
| 盗伐 | とうばつ toubatsu | secretly felling trees |
| 誅伐 | ちゅうばつ chuubatsu | assailing criminals |
| 南征北伐 | なんせいほくばつ nanseihokubatsu | attacking in all directions |
| 伐倒 | ばっとう battou | felling |
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