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培

cultivate, foster

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • バイ

Kun'yomi

  • つちか.う

Meaning

培 centers on nurturing growth: cultivating plants, fostering skills, or developing something over time.

Most common words using 培

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  • 栽培さいばい
    N2

    cultivation

  • 培養ばいよう

    culture; cultivation

  • 培うつちかう

    to cultivate; to foster

  • 培地ばいち

    culture medium; growth medium

  • テラス栽培テラスさいばい

    terrace culture

  • トンネル栽培トンネルさいばい

    plastic tunnel crop cultivation; growing crops in long barrel-roofed vinyl greenhouses

  • ハウス栽培ハウスさいばい

    greenhouse cultivation

  • 不耕起栽培ふこうきさいばい

    no-till farming

  • 作物栽培学さくもつさいばいがく

    agronomy

  • 促成栽培そくせいさいばい

    forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.); artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)

  • 単一栽培たんいつさいばい

    monoculture

  • 培植ばいしょく

    cultivation (of plants); culturing

  • 培養土ばいようど

    potting soil; planting mix; compost

  • 培養基ばいようき

    (culture) medium

  • 培養士ばいようし

    embryologist

  • 培養液ばいようえき

    culture fluid; culture solution; broth

  • 培養肉ばいようにく

    cultured meat; lab-grown meat; in-vitro meat; clean meat

  • 寒天培地かんてんばいち

    nutrient agar

  • 抑制栽培よくせいさいばい

    late raising; artificial slowing of growth of plants

  • 施設栽培しせつさいばい

    intensive cultivation; greenhouse farming

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Etymology

培 combines 土 (earth) with 咅, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to adding or piling up, suggesting building up soil for cultivation.

Meaning mnemonic

Earth 土 is piled up around the right side 咅, like a farmer mounding soil to cultivate and foster healthy plants.

Reading mnemonic

For バイ, imagine buying rich soil to cultivate a garden: buy -> バイ, and the earth 土 helps your plants grow.