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培
cultivate
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cultivate RTK
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To cultivate the land is to tame it, control it. In short, you muzzle it's unruly, chaotic nature. 培う つちかう to cultivate, to foster; 栽培 (さいばい) : cultivation.
Source: Kanji Koohii community
On'yomi
ばい
Kun'yomi
つちか