9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

hedge, fence, wall

Kun'yomi
  • fence
On'yomi
  • エン
Nanori
  • がい

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かき 97.8%
がい 1.6%
エン 0.5%

Character Breakdown

hedge, fence, wall
かき がい エン (9th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

hedge ②border
gap (in a fence or hedge)
gathering of men and women who sang courtship songs to each other and danced
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
wall of people
bamboo fence (hedge)
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References

Unicode hex code 57A3
JIS X 0208 1-19-32
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1075
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1009
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 351
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 416
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 795
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5060
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1073
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1276
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1350
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1151
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1241
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1784
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 373
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 156
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b6.5
Four corner code 4111.6
De Roo Code 1472