What is the Kanji for "Bottom"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Bottom", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Bottom" is "底".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Soko".

Its onyomi reading is "Tei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "广" means "Dotted cliff" . And The component "氐" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "底" mean in japanese?

"底" means "Bottom".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

底: "Bottom". The Japanese noun '底 (そこ)' means 'bottom'. This word refers to the lowest part or underside of something, such as the bottom of a container, the floor, or the depths of an ocean. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the lowest point or state of something. For example: The bottom of the lake - (湖の底). At the bottom of the box - (箱の底に).

徹底: "Thoroughness". The noun '徹底 (てってい)' means 'thoroughness'. It refers to the quality of doing something in a complete and meticulous manner, without leaving anything unattended or unfinished. This word is often used to describe a detailed and exhaustive approach to a task or problem. For example: He tackled the project with thoroughness - (彼はこの課題に徹底的に取り組んだ). The company strives for thoroughness in all its operations - (その会社は全ての業務に徹底して取り組んでいる).

到底: "Absolutely". The adverb '到底 (とうてい)' means 'absolutely'. It is used to emphasize or strongly affirm something. It can express the impossibility or unlikelihood of something happening. For example: I absolutely cannot agree to that - (到底それには同意できない). It's absolutely impossible for me to finish the work by tomorrow - (私は明日までにその仕事を到底終えられません).

徹底的: "Thorough". The Japanese adjective '徹底的 (てっていてき)' means 'thorough'. This adjective describes something that is done in a very careful, complete, and exhaustive way. It implies a level of attention to detail and commitment to a task. For example: She did a thorough job cleaning the house - (彼女は家を徹底的に掃除した). The team conducted a thorough investigation - (チームは徹底的な調査を行った).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "て" is read as "te". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". And The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.