ブロック塀(べい)

ぶろっくべい

noun

concrete block wall

1. concrete block wall

A wall built from precast concrete blocks, commonly used around houses and properties in Japan. Frequently discussed as an earthquake hazard because poorly reinforced walls can collapse.

家(いえ)の周(まわ)りはブロック塀(べい)だ。

The house is surrounded by a concrete block wall.

古(ふる)いブロック塀(べい)が倒(たお)れる危険(きけん)がある。

There is a risk that the old block wall will collapse.

地震(じしん)で倒壊(とうかい)したブロック塀(べい)に巻(ま)き込(こ)まれる事故(じこ)が各地(かくち)で発生(はっせい)した。

Accidents involving collapsed block walls during the earthquake occurred in various places.

Compound of ブロック (block) + 塀(べい) (wall, fence). Very common around Japanese residential properties.

Common collocations

ブロック塀(べい)を建(た)てる: build a block wall
ブロック塀(べい)が倒(たお)れる: a block wall falls over
ブロック塀(べい)の倒壊(とうかい): collapse of a block wall
古(ふる)いブロック塀(べい): old block wall

Similar words

石塀(いしべい): stone wall — built with stones rather than concrete blocks
壁(かべ): wall — interior or structural wall of a building
フェンス: fence — metal or wire fencing, not solid

Related Words

Compare: 石塀(いしべい) (stone wall)

Compare: 壁(かべ) (wall)

Compare: フェンス (fence)

Compare: 板塀(いたべい) (wooden fence)

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Added 2026.5.29 13:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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