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On'yomi
テイ
TEI
Kun'yomi
そこ
soko

bottom · sole · depth · bottom price · base · kind · sort

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Strokes8
Frequency#867
Radical广dotted cliff(3)

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Component Breakdown

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广

cliff + 氐

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of roof and phonetic. Bottom under roof.

Symbolism

Bottom, seabed, thorough. Represents bottom.

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

周知徹底

しゅうちてってい

making (something) known to everyone; publicizing as widely as possible; dissemination; making (something) known to everyone

海底撈月

かいていろうげつ

totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea); totally useless (fruitless) effort

大悟徹底

たいごてってい

attain divine enlightenment; perceive absolute truth; experience spiritual awakening; attain divine enlightenment

方底円蓋

ほうていえんがい

being a (total) mismatch; not fitting together; being ill-suited; being a (total) mismatch

底知れぬ

そこしれぬ

Bottomless, unfathomable; Immeasurable