垣
垣

hedge, fence, wall

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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

hedge

Constituents

?dirt
?ground
一ceiling
一floor
一one
一one
一one
亘span
土soil
日day
日sun

Mnemonic Stories

The poor man's hedge is a mound of soil that spans his property line.

The Great Wall of China could be viewed as a massive hedge of earth (compressed into bricks) that spans a great distance.

Dictionary

Common Words

垣間見るかいま見るかいまみるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #9628
1

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

Examples
私は彼の性格の悪い面を垣間見た。
I had a glimpse into the negative side of his character.
垣根かきねNounFreq #17748
1

hedge; fence

Examples
よい垣根はよい隣人をつくる。
Good fences make good neighbors.
2

border; limit

人垣ひとがきNounFreq #18431
1

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

Examples
人垣をかき分けて出なくちゃね。
You have to blast your way out.
石垣いしがき (石垣)いしがけ石崖NounFreq #19113
1

stone wall

Examples
その家の周りに石垣があった。
The house had a stone wall around it.
垣かき牆籬NounFreq #23876
1

fence; hedge; railing

Examples
この木のてっぺんは垣と同じ高さだ。
The top of this tree is level with the fence.
2

barrier; wall

生垣生け垣いけがき生け籬NounFreq #33596
1

hedge

Examples
猫は生け垣を通り抜けた。
The cat got through the hedge.
大垣おおがきNounFreq #52218
1

roofed mud wall around a villa or temple

竹垣たけがきNounFreq #71057
1

bamboo fence (hedge)

垣牆えんしょうNounArchaicFreq #72996
1

hedge; fence

柴垣しばがきNounFreq #82383
1

brushwood fence

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