JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 垣: "hedge, fence, wall"
The kanji 垣 means "hedge, fence, wall". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read エン in on'yomi and かき 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)
エン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かき
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 | hedge, fence, wall |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1539 of 2,501 |
Common words with 垣
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 垣間見るto take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
- 垣根hedge; fence · border; limit
- 人垣wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
- 石垣stone wall
- 垣fence; hedge; railing · barrier; wall
- 生垣hedge
- 大垣roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
- 竹垣bamboo fence (hedge)
- 柴垣brushwood fence
- 玉垣fence around a shrine
- 八重垣fences within fences
- 垣根越しover the fence (e.g. looking, conducting a conversation) · back-fence
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