垣
垣 — Hedge
hedge, fence, wall
On’yomiエン (en)
Kun’yomiかき (kaki)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 垣
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石垣 | いしがき ishigaki | stone wall |
| 垣根 | かきね kakine | hedge; fence; border |
| 垣 | かき kaki | fence; hedge; railing |
| 人垣 | ひとがき hitogaki | wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people |
| 垣間見る | かいまみる kaimamiru | to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of |
| 中垣 | なかがき nakagaki | middle fence |
Study notes
垣 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1539 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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