JLPT N2 · Noun

垣根 (kakine)

垣根 (かきね, kakine) is a Japanese noun meaning “hedge; fence”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かきね
Romaji: kakine
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

hedge; fence · noun
border; limit · noun

Example sentences

よい垣根はよい隣人をつくる。

Good fences make good neighbors.

Tatoeba #192915

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 垣根

hedge, fence, wallエン・かき · 9 strokes

root, radical, head (pimple)コン・ね・-ね · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 垣根.

根ねroot (of a plant)屋根やねroof羽根はねfeather根気こんきpatience根拠こんきょbasis根底こんていroot根本こんぽんroot根回しねまわしlaying the groundwork球根きゅうこん(plant) bulb

Source: JMdict entry 1204800 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.