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塀 — 12 strokes / Radical「土」

道
準2High school level / 12 strokes / Radical「土」
On
ヘイ・ベイへい・べい · hei · bei
Kun
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Meaning
wall; fence

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A character made in Japan from earth plus a screen: the wall that encloses a property.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onヘイへいhei塀へい板塀いたべい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 板塀いたべい

    board fence

  • 土塀どべい

    mud wall

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

塀(へい)の外(そと)から子(こ)どもの声(こえ)が聞(き)こえる。

I can hear children’s voices from beyond the wall.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

土塀板塀塀土earth板board坪tsubo垣hedge堀moat培cultiv…塁base丙third…併combin…瓶bottle弊abuse幣money
CompoundRadicalReading

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