塀
塀 — Fence
fence, wall, (kokuji)
On’yomiヘイ (hei)
On’yomiベイ (bei)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (12 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 塀
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 塀 | へい hei | wall; fence |
| 土塀 | どべい dobei | mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall |
Study notes
塀 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1991 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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