Kanji 梯: ladder, stairs, insatiable drinking

Key takeaways

Kanji 梯: ladder, stairs, insatiable drinking. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

梯

Meaning

ladderstairsinsatiable drinking

On reading

テイタイ

Kun reading

はしご

Radical

木

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 梯

ladder, stairs, insatiable drinking

Kanji structure breakdown

梯

Structure breakdown

木 + 弟

Mnemonic story

Imagine a younger brother (弟) climbing up a ladder made of wood (木). Since ladders were traditionally constructed from wood, the tree radical is used to represent the material.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

テイ

梯子ていし
ladder / steps

Kun reading

はしご

梯子はしご
ladder / stairs / steps

Commonly used words

梯子
ていし
ladder / steps
梯子
はしご
ladder / stairs / steps

Example sentences

Example 1

屋根に上がるために梯子を使った。

Translation

I used a ladder to climb onto the roof.

Example 2

居酒屋で梯子してはしご酒を楽しんだ。

Translation

We moved from bar to bar in the town, enjoying a bar crawl.

Example 3

梯子を使って屋根に上った。

Translation

I used a ladder to climb onto the roof.

Example 4

火事のとき、梯子が必要です。

Translation

A ladder is needed in case of fire.

Kanji 梯: ladder, stairs, insatiable drinking

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

梯子 (ていし): meaning and examples

梯子 (はしご): meaning and examples