# 培 — foster; cultivate

培 means “foster; cultivate”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: バイ (bai). Kun'yomi: つちか(う) (tsuchikau). You'll see it in words such as 培う (tsuchikau, “to cultivate; to foster”).

- Meaning: foster; cultivate
- On'yomi: バイ (bai)
- Kun'yomi: つちか(う) (tsuchikau)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 3

## How to remember 培

Parts: 土 earth · 立 stand · 口 mouth; box

## Words with 培

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 培う | つちかう (tsuchikau) | to cultivate; to foster |

## Don't confuse it with

[部](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/section/) · [域](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/region/) · [周](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/circumference/) · [倍](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/double/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 3” set

[殖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/multiply/) · [熟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ripen/) · [培](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foster/) · [肥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fertilizer/) · [栽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plant-out/) · [葛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kudzu/) · [朴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plain/) · [穫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/harvest/)

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