JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 壁: "wall, lining (stomach), fence"
The kanji 壁 means "wall, lining (stomach), fence". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヘキ in on'yomi and かべ in kun'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)
ヘキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かべ
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 | wall, lining (stomach), fence |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1037 of 2,501 |
Common words with 壁
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 壁wall; partition · barrier; obstacle; hindrance; difficulty
- 壁際close to the wall; alongside the wall
- 城壁castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
- 障壁enclosing wall; boundary fence · obstacle; barrier
- 外壁outer wall
- 防壁protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
- 壁面surface of a wall
- 鉄壁iron wall; impregnable fortress · impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable; cast-iron
- 石壁stone wall; dry wall · rocky cliff; stone precipice
- 岩壁wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
- 壁紙wallpaper · wallpaper; background image; desktop image
- 膣壁vaginal wall
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