垣 – vocab dash

Keyword

fence

hedge
wall

Frequency: #1539
Strokes: 9
Grade: 8
JLPT (old): N1
Heisig: 165

Readings

かき100%

Mnemonic

Earth is heaped up along the edge of the garden by a sweating neighbour, stretching all the way across it to form a sturdy fence.

Stroke order

Composed of

土earth 亘span

Used in vocabulary

石いし垣がき

stone wall

Noun

垣かき根ね

hedge; fence; border; limit

Noun

垣かき

fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall

Noun

大おお垣がき

roofed mud wall around a villa or temple

Noun

人ひと垣がき

wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

Noun

垣間見かいまみる

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

Ichidan verb

中なか垣がき

middle fence

Noun

生いけ垣がき

hedge

Noun

竹たけ垣がき

bamboo fence (hedge)

Noun

柴しば垣がき

brushwood fence

Noun

瑞みず垣がき

fence (around a shrine, imperial palace, sacred area, etc.)

Noun

玉たま垣がき

fence around a shrine

Noun

歌うた垣がき

gathering of men and women who sang courtship songs to each other and danced; dancing and singing feast of young men and women in ancient Japan

Noun