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塀

Readings

Kana: ヘイ、ベイ
Romaji: hei, bei
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

fence, wall, (kokuji)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  1991
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  byeong
Unicode:  5840
JIS:  4A3D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 557
Nelson Index: 1131
New Nelson Index: 1051
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b9.11
Four Corner Index: 4714.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1777
Gakken Index: 1998
Japanese Names Index: 1559
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5316
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0224
Remembering the kanji Index: 1056
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1159
Kodansha Compact Index: 384
Kanji in Context Index: 1439
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 407
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 511
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1065
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1136
Kodansha Kanji Index: 677
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1455
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1518

Words

塀 (へい)
wall; fence
石塀 (いしべい)
stone wall
土塀 (どべい)
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
塀を巡らす (へいをめぐらす)
to fence in; to surround with a wall
練塀 (ねりべい)
mud and tile wall topped with tiles
ブロック塀 (ブロックべい)
concrete-block wall
船板塀 (ふないたべい)
fence made from disused ship planks
板塀 (いたべい)
wooden fence; board fence
煉瓦塀 (れんがべい)
brick wall
高塀 (たかべい)
tall fence
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