塀

• 読み: へい
• ローマ字: hei
• 漢字の分解: 塀 (hei) — wall, fence (outdoor boundary)
• 発音: /heː/

意味

Wall; fence. A structure that encloses or divides an area.

A noun specifically for walls and fences that form boundaries around properties, gardens, or areas. Types include: ブロック塀 (burokku hei, concrete block wall), 板塀 (itabei, wooden fence), 石塀 (ishibei, stone wall). Distinguished from 壁 (kabe, wall of a building/room): 塀 is always an outdoor boundary structure, never an interior wall.

例文

1. 隣の家との間に高い塀がある。
2. 古いお寺の周りには石の塀が続いている。
3. 地震でブロック塀が倒れて道をふさいだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: architecture, neighbourhoods, property

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 塀 combines 土 (earth radical) and 屏 elements, indicating an earthen or constructed barrier for enclosing spaces.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal