# 壁 — wall

壁 means “wall”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ヘキ (heki). Kun'yomi: かべ (kabe). You'll see it in words such as 壁 (kabe, “wall; partition”).

- Meaning: wall
- On'yomi: ヘキ (heki)
- Kun'yomi: かべ (kabe)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Buildings & rooms

## How to remember 壁

Parts: 辟 sovereign · 土 earth

## Words with 壁

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 壁 | かべ (kabe) | wall; partition |

## Don't confuse it with

[避](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/avoid/) · [癖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/habit/) · [璧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/perfect-gem/) · [辞](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/resign/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms” set

[城](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/castle/) · [築](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/erect/) · [居](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reside/) · [壁](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wall/) · [床](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/floor/) · [窓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/window/) · [殿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/palace/) · [軒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/eaves/) · [塔](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tower/)

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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/n2-kanji/wall/. Last updated 2026-11-01.