塀(へい)

へい
noun
wall, fence
1. wall, fence
A structure built around a property for privacy or security, typically made of concrete, wood, or bamboo.
高(たか)い塀(へい)に囲(かこ)まれた家(いえ)。
A house surrounded by a tall wall.
子供(こども)が塀(へい)を乗(の)り越(こ)えた。
The child climbed over the fence.
隣(となり)との境(さかい)に塀(へい)を建(た)てた。
We built a fence on the boundary with our neighbor.

USAGE: 塀(へい) refers specifically to walls/fences around properties, not interior walls or national borders.

TYPES:

  • 板塀(いたべい) (wooden fence)
  • ブロック塀(ブロックべい) (concrete block wall)
  • 石塀(いしべい) (stone wall)
  • 竹垣(たけがき) (bamboo fence)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 塀(へい)を建(た)てる (to build a fence)
  • 塀(へい)を越(こ)える (to climb over a fence)
  • 塀(へい)に囲(かこ)まれる (to be surrounded by a wall)

RELATED:

  • 壁(かべ) - wall (interior/building wall)
  • 柵(さく) - fence (simpler barrier)
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Added 2026.1.13 0:35 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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