Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

垣: hedge, fence

Also: wall

JLPT N19 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

土 carries the meaning · 亘 gives the sound

9 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

かきkaki · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 垣かきfence; hedge; railing
  • 石垣いしがきstone wall
  • 垣根かきねhedge; fence
  • 人垣ひとがきwall of people
  • 中垣なかがきmiddle fence
  • 生垣いけがきhedge

Also read エン, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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“Imagine a cross planted firmly in the ground—that's 土! It shows a stake or a seedling marking the earth, reminding us of farming, construction, and the solid foundation upon which we build our lives and cities.”
More in the 土 earth story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
土

Also built on earth (土)

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亘

Also built on span (亘)

The 亘 family reads コウ (kou); 垣 is read エン.

Also read エン

23 kanji share this on'yomiAll 23

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
垣 hedge · 土
vs宣 proclaim · 宀
垣 has 土 where 宣 has 宀.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yuán

Same form: 垣 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
垣 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
垣 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin yuán most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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