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Kanji Detail for 塀 - "fence, wall"

塀

  • Meaning

    塀 means "fence, wall." Also associated with enclosure.

    1. Fence - A barrier enclosing an area.

    2. Wall - A vertical structure forming a boundary.

    3. Enclosure - Something that surrounds and protects.

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    • Verified meaning: fence, wall
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ふきずみ, ふくしげ, ふくじゅう, ふくすけ)
    • Also carries these associations: enclosure

    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 塀

    Given names 塀(へい)Listen

    Surnames 塀(ふきずみ)Listen 塀(ふくしげ)Listen 塀(ふくじゅう)Listen 塀(ふくすけ)Listen 塀(ふくすみ)Listen 塀(ふくずみ)Listen 塀(みねしげ)Listen 塀(みねとし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fence; wall; (kokuji)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wall, fence

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bei(ベイ) ベイ

    hei(ヘイ) ヘイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    fence wall enclosure hedge barricade barrier boundary brick concrete divider fortification palisade partition perimeter privacy protection railing screen security structure

Sentences including 塀

  • She walked on her hands along the top of the wall.

  • He stood against the wall.

  • There was a high wall about the garden.

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