塀・屏|へいhei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwall
   塀へいに登のぼるな。↗

   Don't climb up the wall.
2. nounfence
   家いえの周まわりに塀へいが立たっている。↗

   A fence runs around the house.

• Synonym壁かべNeutralThe walls of a house, inside or out, and figurative barriers; 「塀」 is a wall enclosing a yard or building from outside.
• SynonymフェンスNeutralA loanword for wire-mesh or fence-style enclosures, such as the fencing around a sports field.
• Synonym囲いかこいNeutralA general term for something that encloses, or for the enclosed area itself, as in 「囲いを作る」.
• Synonym障壁しょうへきWrittenA partition wall, but more often a figurative barrier, as in 「言語の障壁」; a written term.
• Related垣かきWrittenWritten language for hedges and enclosing walls; often appears as an element in compounds such as 「石垣」.
• Related垣根かきねNeutralA hedge or fence of bamboo, wood or trees; also a metaphor for division between people, as in 「心の垣根」.
• Related柵さくNeutralA fence or railing, as in 「牧場の柵」; usually with gaps, it does not necessarily block the view, which 「塀」 does.
• Related隔壁かくへきWrittenA dividing wall or partition, used mainly for ship bulkheads and in anatomy; a written term.
• Related籬まがきWritten「籬」 is a low enclosure of hedges or bamboo, plainer than 「塀」 and not necessarily screening the view; a written word.
• Related駒寄せこまよせWrittenA small fence set up at entrances to keep out people and horses; a term from traditional architecture.
• Related堵とWrittenA literary word for walls and enclosures, rarely used in modern Japanese; in daily speech say 「塀」 or 「垣根」.

Choose 「塀」 for a wall enclosing a yard or building, including prison outer walls. House walls take 「壁」; wire fencing 「フェンス」; fences and railings 「柵」; bamboo or tree hedges 「垣根」. For figurative barriers use 「壁」 or 「障壁」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （ヘイ）主おもに屋外おくがいにあって、板いたや土壁つちかべにより、往来おうらいと所有地しょゆうちを画かくし、外そとから見みえなくさせる構築こうちく物ぶつ。
2. 刑務所けいむしょの外壁がいへき。