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塀

fence
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingヘイ、ベイ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. fenceRtK
    彼は塀を乗り越えた。He climbed over the fence.tatoeba
    彼は塀の向こう側にボールを投げた。He threw a ball over the fence.tatoeba
  2. wall
    ボールははずんで塀を飛び越えた。The ball bounced over the wall.tatoeba
    彼は塀を乗り越えて刑務所から脱走した。He escaped from prison by climbing over a wall.tatoeba
  3. (kokuji)

Homonyms

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Same reading (へい)
丙 · third rank兵 · soldier

Radicals and components

Radical土earth
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · folding screen · flag (方) · puzzle · horns · two hands

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1136

Compound words

土塀どべい
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
石塀いしべい
stone wall
板塀いたべい
wooden fence
練塀ねりべい
mud and tile wall topped with tiles
船板塀ふないたべい
fence made from disused ship planks
煉り塀ねりべい
mud and tile wall topped with tiles
練り塀ねりべい
mud and tile wall topped with tiles
レンガ塀レンガべい
brick wall
ブロック塀ブロックべい
concrete-block wall
塀を巡らすへいをめぐらす
to fence in

Additional Examples

彼は塀に梯子を掛けた。
He placed the ladder against the fence.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 塀

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step