What does kanji 垣 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 垣 is hedge.

How is kanji 垣 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 垣 are かき; the onyomi readings are エン.

What is the main radical of kanji 垣?

The main radical for kanji 垣 is 土.

What words use kanji 垣?

Example words that use kanji 垣 include 垣根, 垣を作る, 垣間, 垣堅くして犬入らず.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

垣

Meaning

Kanji 垣

hedge

hedge, fence, wall

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かき
Onyomi 音読み: エン
Nanori 名乗り: がい

Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1539
Strokes: 9
Radical: 土
Components: 一 • 土 • 日
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 宣 • 恒 • 亘 • 姮 • 咺 • 洹 • 狟

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Showing 28 common entries

Showing 28 of 46 entries that include this kanji.

垣根

かきね

border

垣を作る

かきをつくる

to form a wall (of people)

垣間

かきま

gap (in a fence or hedge)

垣堅くして犬入らず

かきかたくしていぬいらず

a wholesome household can not be disturbed from the outside

垣根越し

かきねごし

back-fence

垣根越しに見る

かきねごしにみる

to look over the fence

垣繕う

かきつくろう

springtime repairing of fences after winter damage

垣牆

えんしょう

hedge

人垣

ひとがき

wall of people

中垣

なかがき

middle fence

茨垣

いばらがき

thorn hedge

歌垣

うたがき

gathering of men and women who sang courtship songs to each other and danced

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庭の垣根に花が咲いている。

Flowers are blooming on the garden hedge.

彼は垣の間から中を覗いた。

He peeked inside through the gap in the fence.

家の周りに石の垣を作る。

Building a stone wall around the house.

竹垣は日本の庭によく合う。

Bamboo fences go well with Japanese gardens.

事故の現場に人垣ができた。

A crowd of people formed at the scene of the accident.

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