Quick answer
底 is the kanji for "Bottom". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is そこ (soko). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Bottom
Also : Base · Depth
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 底 represents 'BOTTOM'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of bottom.
On-reading: てい — remember this sound by associating it with bottom. Kun-reading: そこ.
Example Sentences
底なし沼のように、仕事が終わらない日が続いています。
そこなしぬまのように、しごとがおわらないひがつづいています。
Like a bottomless swamp, days of unending work continue.
徹底的に調査した結果、真相が明らかになりました。
てっていてきにちょうさしたけっか、しんそうがあきらかになりました。
As a result of a thorough investigation, the truth became clear.
Vocabulary using 底
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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