垣 – hedge, fence, wall

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The kanji 垣 means hedge, fence, wall. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is エン (en); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かき (kaki). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 土 (no. 32).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	エン	en
Kun’yomi	かき	kaki

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 土 (Kangxi radical 32). Components: 一・土・日.

Words using 垣

垣根かきねhedge

Example sentences

よい垣根はよい隣人をつくる。

Good fences make good neighbors.

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Kanji with the same radical

地場報在増基土境域型均圧壊城執坂

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