Word Meaning 面壁

めんぺき mempeki

面壁 is read as めんぺき (mempeki) and means meditation facing a wall.

Meaning

English

  1. meditation facing a wall

Reading

Kana

めんぺき

Romaji

mempeki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 82235 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

面壁九年

めんぺきくねん

facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)

壁面

へきめん

surface of a wall

面倒臭い

めんどくさい

bothersome

面影

おもかげ

face

面目次第

めんぼくしだい

face

面従後言

めんじゅうこうげん

pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back

面目を施す

めんぼくをほどこす

to get credit

面接交渉権

めんせつこうしょけん

visitation rights

面会謝絶

めんかいしゃぜつ

No Visitors

面対称

めんたいしょう

plane symmetry

面謁

めんえつ

audience with a person of high rank