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塀 means 'fence'

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Note: this kanji is a 'kokuji' (created in Japan)
Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1904   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Challenge set: 16    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 2 words   Used in 13 words   Used in 26 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヘイ
Additional readings
On    ベイ
Variants
塀  
Notes
Fans of Japanese architecture: this essay abounds in photos! Japanese fences and boundary walls make definitive statements in residential settings and at temples, castles, and restaurants. Learn terms for bamboo and wooden fences, as well as earthen and cinderblock walls. Find out what a black fence represents and what Japan's boundary walls mean culturally and psychologically.
This is a synopsis of Joy o' Kanji's in-depth essay on 塀
Components
⿰  土 ground; earth  屏 folding screen  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 塀 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 塀 is used 12 times, read 2 ways.
ベイ : 9 words FIND ALL
noun
wooden fence; board fence
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ヘイ : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
1. wall
2. fence
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Additional data
Henshall: 1777  Joy o' Kanji : 1777  Key to Kanji: - 

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塀
ヘイ    fence   
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5
屏
ビョウ    folding screen   
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并
ヘイ    combine   
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丷
eight
开
start, initiate   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
1
廾
twenty; two hands   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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1
丨
stick   
尸
corpse
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
1
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