塀 means “wall, fence”

へい · hei

Also: (kokuji)

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ヘイ, ベイ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 12 strokes

The story

Earth (土) beside 屏, the screen in 屏風: an earthen wall that screens a house from the street. Japan made this kanji itself. 塀 is the wall around a property, from the 土塀 of old samurai lanes to a concrete ブロック塀.

Used in 塀 (hei, wall/fence), 土塀 (dobei, earthen wall), and 板塀 (itabei, wooden fence)

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