# 堤 — embankment; dike

堤 means “embankment; dike”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: テイ (tei). Kun'yomi: つつみ (tsutsumi). You'll see it in words such as 堤 (tsutsumi, “bank; embankment”).

- Meaning: embankment; dike
- On'yomi: テイ (tei)
- Kun'yomi: つつみ (tsutsumi)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 3

## How to remember 堤

Parts: 土 earth · 是 just so

## Words with 堤

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 堤 | つつみ (tsutsumi) | bank; embankment |

## Don't confuse it with

[是](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/just-so/) · [時](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/time/) · [提](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/propose/) · [垣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fence/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 3” set

[潤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moisten/) · [堤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/embankment/) · [澄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clear-water/) · [洪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flood/) · [渦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/whirlpool/) · [泡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bubble/) · [濁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/muddy/) · [渇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thirst/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/embankment/. Last updated 2026-11-01.