壁

Wall

Also: Lining (Stomach), Fence

On'yomi

  • へき heki

Kun'yomi

  • かべ kabe
Stroke count
16
Radical
土 earth · Kangxi radical 32
JLPT level
N2
School grade
Secondary school

壁 has 16 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 土 (earth), number 32. Hashidari places it at JLPT N2. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N2 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji