JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 塀: "fence, wall, (kokuji)"
The kanji 塀 means "fence, wall, (kokuji)". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヘイ, ベイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヘイベイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fence, wall, (kokuji) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1991 of 2,501 |
Common words with 塀
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 塀wall · fence
- 土塀mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
- ブロック塀concrete-block wall
- 板塀wooden fence; board fence
- 石塀stone wall
- 塀越しover a wall; crossing a fence
- 高塀tall fence
- 築地塀mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
- 練塀mud and tile wall topped with tiles
- レンガ塀brick wall
- 船板塀fence made from disused ship planks
- 塀を巡らすto fence in; to surround with a wall
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