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Zach

垣

Readings

Kana: エン、かき
Romaji: en, kaki
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: がい
Romaji: gai
Kana
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Meanings

hedge, fence, wall

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  1539
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-6
Korean Reading:  weon
Chinese Reading:  yuan2
Unicode:  57a3
JIS:  3340

Indexes

Halpern Index: 351
Nelson Index: 1075
New Nelson Index: 1009
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b6.5
Four Corner Index: 4111.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1073
Gakken Index: 1272
Japanese Names Index: 795
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5060
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0175
Remembering the kanji Index: 154
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1151
Kodansha Compact Index: 373
Kanji in Context Index: 1784
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 260
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 311
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 156
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 165
Kodansha Kanji Index: 416
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1472
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1241

Words

垣 (かき)
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
大垣 (おおがき)
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
垣根 (かきね)
hedge; fence
茨垣 (いばらがき)
thorn hedge
袖垣 (そでがき)
low fence flanking a gate or entrance
石垣 (いしがき、いしがけ)
stone wall
垣間見る (かいまみる)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
玉垣 (たまがき)
fence around a shrine
生け垣 (いけがき)
hedge
竹垣 (たけがき)
bamboo fence (hedge)
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