壁

wall, lining (stomach), fence

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヘキ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かべ

Stroke Order

16 / 16

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:16

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1037

Vocabulary

ヘキ

Word	Reading	Meaning
外壁	ガイヘキ	outer wall
障壁	ショウヘキ	enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
壁画	ヘキガ	fresco; mural; wall painting
壁面	ヘキメン	surface of a wall
隔壁	カクヘキ	barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
外壁	そとかべ	outer wall
岸壁	がんぺき	quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
壁	かべ	wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; hindrance; difficulty; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
壁	へき	wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; hindrance; difficulty; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
完壁	かんぺき	perfect; complete; flawless

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