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壁
JLPT N1 16 strokes Frequency: #1037

Meanings

Wall, Lining (stomach), Fence

Radicals

土

Decomposition

⿱辟土

Etymology

Pictophonetic: earth

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 16

Stroke Order

1 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
2 horizontal left-to-right
3 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
4 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
5 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
6 horizontal bottom-to-top
7 vertical right-to-left
8 horizontal right-to-left
9 dot right-to-left
10 diagonal top-to-bottom
11 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
12 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
13 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
14 horizontal bottom-to-top
15 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
16 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ヘキ heki
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
かべ kabe

Words Using This Kanji

140 words total
Other (20 words)
生壁 なまかべ

undried wall

岩壁 がんぺき

wall of rock

土壁 つちかべ

mud wall

壁に掛かる かべにかかる

to hang on the wall

壁を貫く かべをつらぬく

to penetrate the wall

壁塗り かべぬり

plastering

壁に寄り掛かる かべによりかかる

to rest against the wall

言葉の壁 ことばのかべ

language barrier

北壁 ほくへき

north wall

粉壁 ふんぺき

white wall

壁役 かべやく

catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen

細胞壁 さいぼうへき

cell wall

障壁画 しょうへきが

pictures on (room) partitions

腸壁 ちょうへき

intestinal wall

貿易障壁 ぼうえきしょうへき

trade barrier

防護壁 ぼうごへき

protective wall

石壁 いしかべ

stone wall

バカの壁 ばかのかべ

stupidity barrier

塗り壁 ぬりかべ

plaster or mortar-covered wall

外壁 がいへき

outer wall

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