垣
垣·fence, hedge
- On-yomi
- none
- Kun-yomi
- かき
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 垣根 | かきね | hedge, fence |
| 石垣 | いしがき | stone wall |
| 垣 | かき | fence, hedge |
| 生け垣 | いけがき | living hedge |
Example sentences
隣の家との間に低い垣根がある。
となりのいえとのあいだにひくいかきねがある。
There is a low hedge between us and the house next door.
城の石垣は四百年前に積まれたものだ。
しろのいしがきはよんひゃくねんまえにつまれたものだ。
The castle's stone wall was built four hundred years ago.
世代の垣根を越えて話し合いたい。
せだいのかきねをこえてはなしあいたい。
I want to talk across the barrier between generations.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 垣恒恒 (constant) pairs the same 亘 with the heart radical 忄 instead of earth 土.
- 垣坦坦 (flat, 平坦) also has 土 on the left but 旦 on the right, one stroke short of 亘.
Common mistakes
- Reading 石垣 as いしかき — it voices to いしがき
- Reading 垣根 as えんこん; 垣 has no common on-reading in ordinary words
Memory aid
Picture it
Earth 土 with 亘 (spanning from one side to the other): a low earthen line drawn right around a plot — the garden fence.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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