Keyword
fence
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig165
Readings
がき
(44%)
かい
(31%)
かき
(24%)
Composed of
earth
span
Used in vocabulary (48 in total)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
hedge; fence; border; limit
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
bamboo fence (hedge)
brushwood fence
fence around a shrine
fences within fences
over the fence (e.g. looking, conducting a conversation); back-fence
low fence flanking a gate or entrance
cryptomeria hedge
branch-twined hedge around a field to keep out wild boars and deer; abatis
square-patterned bamboo fence; lattice fence
to put up an (emotional) wall (between two people); to become distant; to form a wall (of people)
stone wall; natural stone wall
middle fence
fence around a shrine
Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
branch-twined hedge around a field to keep out wild boars and deer; abatis
fence around a shrine
gap (in a fence or hedge); chink; opening
short roughly woven fence
rock porgy (Oplegnathus punctatus); spotted knifejaw
shrine fence
waist-high fence
Tanigaki Faction (of the LDP)
gathering of men and women who sang courtship songs to each other and danced; dancing and singing feast of young men and women in ancient Japan
bamboo fence that resembles a fishing net
bamboo fence that resembles a fishing net
mud wall with a roof
simple deer-hunting blind (horizontal branches and brushwood)
springtime repairing of fences after winter damage
water emerging from a stone wall
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
a wholesome household can not be disturbed from the outside; a house divided against itself cannot stand; (lit.) a firm fence keeps the dogs out
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
Examples (12 in total)
The house had a stone wall around it.
There was a stone wall around the house.
Good fences make good neighbors.