Kanji

塀

塀

fence, wall, (kokuji)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヘイ, ベイ

Common Readings

ヘイ

Example sentences

塀 へい
隣 の 家 と の 境界 に 高い 塀 を 立てた 。

A high fence was built at the boundary with the neighbor's house.

絡ます からます
塀 に ツタ を 絡まして 、 家 の 外観 を 整えた 。

I let ivy entwine the wall to improve the appearance of the house.

土塀 どべい
古い 家 は 土塀 に 囲まれていた

The old house was surrounded by an earthen wall.

崩れ落ちる くずれおちる
激しい 地震 で 、 古い 土塀 が 崩れ落ちた 。

The old earthen wall crumbled down in the heavy earthquake.

板塀 いたべい
古い 家 は 板塀 で 囲まれていた

The old house was surrounded by a wooden fence.

Example Vocabulary

塀

へい

fence; wall; barrier

ブロック塀

ブロックべい

土塀

どべい

earthen wall

石塀

いしべい

板塀

いたべい

wooden fence

煉瓦塀

れんがべい

塀越し

へいごし

築地塀

ついじべい

高塀

たかべい

レンガ塀

レンガべい

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