漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

2High school level9 strokesRadical
On
エン
Kun
かき
Meaning
hedge; fence

Origin

ORIGIN

土 "earth" with 亘 "to go round": an earthen wall running round a house — a fence, a hedge.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

かき垣・垣根

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 垣根かきね

    a hedge; fence

  • 石垣いしがき

    a stone wall

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

庭に低い垣根を作る。

We build a low hedge in the garden.

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