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Kotomora

堆

piled high

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • タイ
  • ツイ

Kun'yomi

  • うずたか.い

Meaning

堆 centers on accumulation into a mound or heap: things piled high, stacked up, or gathered into a raised mass.

Most common words using 堆

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  • 堆積たいせき
    N1

    accumulation; pile; heap

  • 堆肥たいひ

    compost; manure

  • 堆たい

    bank (elevation in the seabed)

  • 中堆石ちゅうたいせき

    medial moraine

  • 側堆石そくたいせき

    lateral moraine

  • 側方堆積そくほうたいせき

    lateral moraine

  • 堆くうずたかく

    piled up high; in a heap

  • 堆朱ついしゅ

    red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief

  • 堆石たいせき

    (terminal) moraine

  • 堆積作用たいせきさよう

    sedimentation

  • 堆積学たいせきがく

    sedimentology

  • 堆積層たいせきそう

    sedimentary layer

  • 堆積岩たいせきがん

    sedimentary rock

  • 堆積物たいせきぶつ

    sediment; deposit

  • 堆積輪廻たいせきりんね

    cycle of sedimentation

  • 堆肥化たいひか

    composting

  • 堆錦ついきん

    Ryūkyūan lacquerware technique (using a pigmented lacquer design pasted onto the lacquered surface)

  • 完熟堆肥かんじゅくたいひ

    fully matured compost

  • 底堆石ていたいせき

    ground moraine

  • 氷堆石ひょうたいせき

    moraine

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Study

Etymology

堆 combines 土 (earth, soil) with 隹, which likely contributes the sound. The compound suggests earth piled up into a mound or heap.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is 土 (earth), and the right side 隹 looks like a bird. Imagine a bird piling up earth with its beak, creating a high mound.

Reading mnemonic

For タイ, picture a tie (necktie) draped over a high pile of earth: tie -> タイ, and the pile is piled high.