EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    enclosing wall; boundary fence

    我々は社会的障壁を取り壊すために、懸命に努力しなければならない。
    We must work hard to break down social barriers.
  2. obstacle; barrier

Also written 牆壁【しょうへき】墻壁【しょうへき】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hinder, hurt, harm

Kun
さわ.る
On
ショウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
742 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-11SKIP code
2d11.2The Kanji Dictionary
7024.6Four corner code
3655deroo
969cUnicode hex code
1-30-67JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5019Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6479New Nelson (John Haig)
715New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
875Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
504Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
647Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1297Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1393Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
676A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1145Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41821Morohashi
902A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
858Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
877Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1880Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
913henshall3
976Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1028Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
751Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1307Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhang4Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wall, lining (stomach), fence

Kun
かべ
On
ヘキ
Strokes
16
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1037 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-13-3SKIP code
3b13.7The Kanji Dictionary
7010.4Four corner code
3772deroo
58c1Unicode hex code
1-42-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1148Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1103New Nelson (John Haig)
2895New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3601Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1849Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2515Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1500Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1616Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1064A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2585Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1369Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5516Morohashi
1780A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1489Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1587Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
442Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1826Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1029Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
366Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1514Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bi4Pinyin reading
byeogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level