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KANJI
堤
dike
embankment, levee, bank
Kun'yomi
つつみtsutsumi
On'yomi
ていtei
Example sentences
この地域ちいきは度々たびたび洪水こうずいに見舞みまわれるため、強固きょうこな堤つつみが築きずかれている。
Because this region is frequently hit by floods, a strong dike has been constructed.
川かわの堤つつみに沿そって桜並木さくらなみきが続つづいており、春はるには散歩さんぽする人ひとで賑にぎわう。
A row of cherry trees lines the river dike, and in spring, it bustles with people taking walks.
集中豪雨しゅうちゅうごううで堤つつみの一部いちぶが損壊そんかいし、さらなる決壊けっかいが懸念けねんされている。
Due to torrential rain, part of the dike was damaged, and further collapse is feared.

Practice exercises

1
堤塘とう
dike; embankment (formal or archaic term)
Answer
ていとう
2
霞かすみ堤
permeable dike; 'mist dike' (a type of dike designed to allow some water flow, often used in flood control)
Answer
かすみてい
3
堤
Answer
dikeembankmentlevee
4
堤
Answer
つつみてい
5
堤防ぼう
dike; embankment
Answer
ていぼう
6
決けっ壊かい堤
breached dike
Answer
けっかいてい