壁 wall

(stank) + 土 (earth)

★★★☆☆

16 strokes

Onyomi

HEKI	What the HECK is this wall doing here? Oh, I get it,I'm drunk.

Mnemonic

Build a wall on earth to keep the stank people outside!

Kunyomi

かべ	wall ★★★☆☆

Jukugo

言語の壁(げんごのかべ)

the language barrier ★★★☆☆ NEO
言 (say) + 語 (language) + 壁 (wall) = 言語の壁 (the language barrier )

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
避	avoid / dodge	MOVING
壁	wall	EARTH	土

The wall is built on EARTH, but you avoid a jerk by MOVING away.

Synonyms

wall, fence
へい壁柵