16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

wall, lining (stomach), fence

Kun'yomi
  • wall ②barrier ③Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
On'yomi
  • ヘキ
    wall ②barrier ③Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かべ 75.3%
ヘキ 24.7%

Character Breakdown

wall, lining (stomach), fence
かべ ヘキ (7th, N1)
false, punish, crime
ヘキ ヒ きみ (Kentei 1)
buttocks, rump, fat
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
spicy, bitter, hot
つら.い シン から.い (8th, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

wall ②barrier ③Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
iron wall ②impregnable
protective wall
bouncing a ball against a wall (tennis exercise)
close to the wall
wall with exposed timber pillars
wallpaper ②wallpaper
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References

Unicode hex code 58C1
JIS X 0208 1-42-41
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1148
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1103
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2895
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3601
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1849
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2515
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1500
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1616
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1064
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2585
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1369
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5516
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1780
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1489
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1587
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 442
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1826
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1029
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 366
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1514
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b13.7
Four corner code 7010.4
De Roo Code 3772