漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
塀: fence, wall
JLPT N112 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 土earth(meaning)
- 屏(sound)
土 carries the meaning · 屏 gives the sound
12 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ヘイhei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 塀へいwall
ベイbei · on'yomi
- 土塀どべいmud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
- 石塀いしべいstone wall
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“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.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseMade in Japan, no Chinese counterpart
塀 is a kokuji, a kanji created in Japan. Chinese has no standard counterpart.
Unihan lists the reading píng for it.
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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