Word Meaning 壁草

かべくさ kabekusa

壁草 is read as かべくさ (kabekusa) and means Hedera rhombea (species of ivy).

Meaning

English

Hedera rhombea (species of ivy)
grass mixed with mud to construct walls

Reading

Kana

かべくさ

Romaji

kabekusa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 125493 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

壁

へき

Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

壁紙

かべがみ

wallpaper

壁画

へきが

fresco

壁面

へきめん

surface of a wall

壁新聞

かべしんぶん

wall newspaper

壁掛け

かべかけ

wall-mounted

壁下地

かべしたじ

framework (for a mud-plastered wall)

壁一重

かべひとえ

single wall

壁上

へきじょう

on a wall

壁間

へきかん

portion of wall between two pillars

壁立

へきりつ

cliff that stands tall like a wall

壁代

かべしろ

curtain separating a central room from the aisles around it (in palatial-style architecture)