培

cultivate, foster

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

バイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つちか.う

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:11

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1431

Vocabulary

バイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
栽培	サイバイ	cultivation
培養	バイヨウ	culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; raising; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.); growth
育成栽培	イクセイサイバイ	vegetable and fruit growing
栽培種	サイバイシュ	agricultural species
純粋培養	ジュンスイバイヨウ	clean (pure) culture

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
培う	つちかう	to cultivate; to foster
栽培所	さいばいじょ	plantation
水栽培	みずさいばい	hydroponics
細胞培養	さいぼうばいよう	cell culture
テラス栽培	テラスさいばい	terrace culture

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