# 壁 — Wall

Frequency rank 790 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 測 (Measure), less common than 級 (Level).

- On’yomi: へき
- Kun’yomi: かべ
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A coffin shape on top with dirt below — a coffin-shaped slab of dirt stacked up to build a solid wall.

In words:

- 壁 かべ — wall

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