壁 means 'wall'

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Strokes : 16 Frequency: 872 JLPT: N1 Usefulness: 5 Study set: 5-7 Grade: 8 Intermediate lesson: - Beginner lesson: - Begins 43 words Used in 132 words Used in 185 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

ヘキ

Kun

かべ wall

Components

⿱ 辟 rule 土 ground; earth

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 壁 is used 3 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).

Across all words in Japanese, 壁 is used 119 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).

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ヘキ : 50 words FIND ALL

へきめん

壁面

noun

surface of a wall

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ヘキ (read as ぺき) : 14 words FIND ALL

がんぺき

岸壁

noun

wharf; breakwater; steep cliff

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かべ : 54 words FIND ALL

かべ

壁

noun

1. wall; partition

2. barrier; obstacle

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かべ (read as がべ) : 1 word FIND ALL

つまがべ

妻壁

noun

gable wall (architecture term)

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An additional 6 less common words include 壁 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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