Word Meaning 擁壁

ようへき youheki

擁壁 is read as ようへき (youheki) and means retaining wall.

Meaning

English

retaining wall
breast wall
revetment

Reading

Kana

ようへき

Romaji

youheki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 131936 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

擁護

ようご

protection

擁立

ようりつ

backing (for a position)

擁する

ようする

to embrace

擁護論

ようごろん

championship

壁

へき

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

外壁

がいへき

outer wall

白壁

しらかべ

white plaster wall

障壁

しょうへき

enclosing wall

岸壁

がんぺき

wall-like shoreline

内壁

ないへき

inner wall

城壁

じょうへき

castle wall

側壁

そくへき

side wall