cultivate, foster
On'yomi (音読み)
- バイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- つちか.う
About this kanji
The kanji 「培」 primarily means to cultivate or foster, and it can be used as both a verb and a noun. One common verb form is 「培う」 (つちかう), which means to cultivate. There are also several important compounds that use this kanji. For example, 「栽培」 (さいばい) means cultivation, especially in agriculture, while 「培養」 (ばいよう) refers to culture in a biological context, such as cell culture. Another compound, 「培地」 (ばいち), means culture medium used in labs. When using this kanji, remember it conveys a sense of nurturing growth, whether in nature or in various developmental contexts.
Example sentences
彼は経験を培ってきた。
He has cultivated his experience.
Meanings across languages
- English
- cultivate, foster
- Tiếng Việt
- trồng trọt, nuôi dưỡng
- 日本語
- 育てる, 育成する
- 한국어
- 재배하다, 육성하다
- 中文
- 培养, 滋养
- id
- memelihara, mengasuh
- th
- เพาะปลูก, ส่งเสริม
- es
- cultivar, fomentar
- fr
- cultiver, favoriser
- de
- kultivieren, fördern
- pt
- cultivar, fomentar
Common compounds
- 栽培cultivation
- 培養culture, cultivation, cultivation (of plants)
- 培うto cultivate, to foster
- 培地culture medium, growth medium
- 培植cultivation (of plants), culturing
- 栽培種agricultural species
- 栽培所plantation
- 培養液culture fluid, culture solution, broth
Words using this kanji
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