板塀(いたべい) いたべい noun wooden fence; board fence daily-life 1. wooden fence; board fence A fence or boundary wall built from wooden boards, traditionally seen enclosing houses and gardens in Japan. 家(いえ)の周(まわ)りに板塀(いたべい)がある。🔊 There is a wooden fence around the house. 古(ふる)い板塀(いたべい)が所々(ところどころ)傾(かたむ)いている。🔊 The old wooden fence is leaning in places. 路地(ろじ)の両側(りょうがわ)には黒(くろ)い板塀(いたべい)が続(つづ)き、昔(むかし)ながらの町並(まちな)みが残(のこ)っていた。🔊 Black wooden fences lined both sides of the alley, preserving the old-fashioned townscape. Compound of 板(いた) (board) + 塀(へい) (fence, wall); へい voices to べい. Refers specifically to a fence made of wooden boards.Common collocations板塀(いたべい)で囲(かこ)む: enclose with a wooden fence板塀(いたべい)が傾(かたむ)く: the wooden fence leansSimilar wordsブロック塀(べい): concrete block wall — made of concrete blocks rather than boards.垣根(かきね): hedge, fence — often a living hedge or light fence, lighter than a solid 塀(べい). Related Words Compare: ブロック塀(べい) (concrete block wall) Compare: 垣根(かきね) (hedge, fence) general Added 2026.5.28 11:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02 28000/28264_itabei