へき
Meanings
Noun
1. wall; partition
2. barrier; obstacle
figuratively
3. Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
when read as "へき"
Alt. forms
Kanji used
wall
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (31 in total)
rampart; castle walls
surface of a wall
vaginal wall
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
fresco; mural; wall painting
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
protective wall
intestinal wall
stomach lining; gastric wall
niche (in Western architecture)
noise barrier; soundproof wall; soundwall; sound barrier
peripheral wall; surrounding wall
portion of wall between two pillars; surface of a wall
west face; west wall
inner wall (e.g. cave); inner rockface (mountain valley, etc.)
noise barrier; soundproof wall; soundwall; sound barrier
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
furnace wall
load-bearing wall; bearing wall
membrane wall
Examples (65 in total)
Don't lean against the wall.
They are breaking down the wall.
There is a map on the wall.