# 塀 — Fence

Frequency rank 1987 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 醜 (Ugly), less common than 挫 (Sprain).

- On’yomi: へい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level XVI of XX

Dirt on the left is stacked one-sided on the right — dirt piled up on one side creates a one-sided wall, a fence.

In words:

- 塀 へい — wall,fence

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