Kanji

屏

屏

wall, fence

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

尸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヘイ, ビョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おおう, しりぞく, びょうぶ

Example sentences

屏風 びょうぶ
金色 の 背景 に 描かれた 屏風 が 部屋 を 華やかにしている 。

The folding screen painted on a gold background makes the room look gorgeous.

雷神 らいじん
俵屋宗達 の 「 風神 雷神 図 屏風 」 は 非常 に 有名 だ 。

Tawaraya Sotatsu's 'Wind and Thunder Gods' folding screen is very famous.

屏居 へいきょ
彼 は 政界 を 引退 した 後 、 山荘 に 屏居 した 。

After retiring from politics, he lived in seclusion in a mountain villa.

Example Vocabulary

屏風

びょうぶ

folding screen

金屏風

きんびょうぶ

屏

へい

屏風絵

びょうぶえ

藩屏

はんぺい

枕屏風

まくらびょうぶ

煉屏

屏息

へいそく

障屏

しょうへい

屏居

へいきょ

seclusion; retirement

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