Kanji

壁

wall, lining (stomach), fence

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヘキ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かべ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かべ

Common Readings

ヘキ, かべ

Example sentences

壁 かべ
部屋は薄い壁で仕切られていた。

The room was divided by a thin wall.

殴る なぐる
彼は怒って壁を強く殴った。

He got angry and punched the wall hard.

壁際 かべぎわ
壁際に本棚を置いた。

I placed a bookshelf beside the wall.

城壁 じょうへき
高い城壁が街を外敵から守っている。

High castle walls protect the city from foreign enemies.

砲弾 ほうだん
その古い城壁には砲弾の跡が残っている。

Shell marks remain on the old castle walls.

障壁 しょうへき
言葉の違いが意思疎通の大きな障壁となっている。

The difference in language is a major barrier to communication.

外壁 がいへき
建物の外壁を白く塗り替えた。

The building's exterior walls were repainted white.

ガラス張り ガラスばり
新しいオフィスビルは、外壁がすべてガラス張りになっている。

The new office building has its exterior walls entirely glass-walled.

防壁 ぼうへき
敵の攻撃に備えて、城は高い防壁で囲まれていた。

In preparation for an enemy attack, the castle was surrounded by high defensive walls.

壁面 へきめん
部屋の壁面には美しい絵が飾られている。

A beautiful painting is displayed on the wall of the room.

Example Vocabulary

壁

かべ

wall; barrier

壁際

かべぎわ

by the wall

城壁

じょうへき

castle wall; rampart

障壁

しょうへき

barrier; obstacle; hurdle

外壁

がいへき

outer wall; exterior wall

防壁

ぼうへき

barrier; defensive wall; bulwark

壁面

へきめん

wall surface

鉄壁

てっぺき

石壁

いしかべ

膣壁

ちつへき

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