# 塀 — garden wall; fence

塀 means “garden wall; fence”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ヘイ (hei), ベイ (bei). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 塀 (hei, “wall”).

- Meaning: garden wall; fence
- On'yomi: ヘイ (hei), ベイ (bei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Buildings & rooms 3

## How to remember 塀

Parts: 土 earth · 尸 flag · 并 side by side

## Words with 塀

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 塀 | へい (hei) | wall |

## Don't confuse it with

[型](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/model/) · [餅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rice-cake/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms 3” set

[瓦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/roof-tile/) · [扉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hinged-door/) · [塀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/garden-wall/) · [桟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jetty/) · [楼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/watchtower/) · [柵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stockade/) · [桁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beam/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/garden-wall/. Last updated 2026-11-01.