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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1037 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: wall, lining (stomach), fence

Kunyomi: かべ

Onyomi: ヘキ

Composition: 辟 土

壁

Radical

Radical: 土

Meaning: earth

Reading: つち

Frequency: 580

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

土

Examples

Onyomi Examples

壁 (カベ) wall, partition, barrier, obstacle, hindrance, difficulty, Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

壁画 (ヘキガ) fresco, mural, wall painting

隔壁 (カクヘキ) barrier wall, bulkhead, partition, septum, diaphragm

内壁 (ナイヘキ) inner wall

Kunyomi Examples

壁 (かべ) wall, partition, barrier, obstacle, hindrance, difficulty, Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

壁掛け (かべかけ) wall-mounted ornament, wall decoration, wall hanging, wall-mounted

白壁 (しらかべ) white plaster wall, tofu, bean curd

厚い壁 (あついかべ) hard-to-overcome obstacle, high hurdle, thick wall

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