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What does the kanji 壁 mean?

壁 means wall. On'yomi ヘキ. Kun'yomi かべ.

Quick facts
On'yomiヘキ
Kun'yomiかべ
Strokes16
Main radical土
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ヘキKun'yomi かべ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework16 strokes

wall

Memory hook

The labourer (尸) toils bitterly (辛) piling earth (土) high into a wall — WALL.

Main radical

土soil, earth 3 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 16 strokes

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Common words

  • 壁かべwall; barrier

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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