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Kanji Detail for 垣 - "fence, hedge, wall"

垣

  • Meaning

    垣 means "fence, hedge, wall."

    1. Fence - A barrier enclosing an area.

    2. Hedge - A boundary of bushes or shrubs.

    3. Wall - A structure that encloses.

  • Words using 垣

    • 垣根 かきね Listen hedge; fence; border

  • Tattoo check: 垣

    • Verified meaning: fence, hedge, wall
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 垣

    Surnames 垣(かき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hedge; fence; wall

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    low wall

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    wall

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    low wall

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A wall. Low ones are called 垣; high ones are called 墉. | Cities must have walls. Hence provincial capitals are called 省垣.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    en(エン) エン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kaki(かき) かき

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    fence hedge wall divider enclosure partition barrier boundary border palisade railing perimeter

Sentences including 垣

  • He jumped over the hedge.

  • The path is bordered with hedges.

  • The cat got through the hedge.

  • The laborers formed a human barricade.

  • The house had a stone wall around it.

  • A hedge between keeps friendship green.

  • Good fences make good neighbors.

  • You have to blast your way out.

  • I walked along a lane bordered with hedgerows.

  • There was a stone wall around the house.

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