This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: バツ、ハツ、カ、ボチ、き.る、そむ.く、う.つ
Romaji: batsu, hatsu, ka, bochi, ki.ru, somu.ku, u.tsu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

fell, strike, attack, punish

Stroke Diagram

123456

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  1816
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-4
Korean Reading:  beol
Chinese Reading:  fa1
Unicode:  4f10
JIS:  4832

Indexes

Halpern Index: 42
Nelson Index: 370
New Nelson Index: 132
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a4.5
Four Corner Index: 2325.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1707
Gakken Index: 1990
Daikanwanjiten Index: 439
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0661
Remembering the kanji Index: 994
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1040
Kodansha Compact Index: 70
Kanji in Context Index: 1422
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 26
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 27
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1003
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1069
Essential Kanji Index: 1535
Kodansha Kanji Index: 46
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2159
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1058

Words

討伐 (とうばつ)
subjugation; suppression
伐採 (ばっさい)
lumbering; felling; deforestation
誅伐 (ちゅうばつ)
assailing criminals
輪伐 (りんばつ)
logging in order by area
木を伐る (きをきる)
to fell a tree
征伐 (せいばつ)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
伐る (きる)
to cut down (e.g. trees)
伐つ (うつ)
to strike; to attack; to punish
乱伐 (らんばつ)
reckless deforestation; overcutting of forests
伐木 (ばつぼく)
felling; logging
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