壁|かべkabe[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwall; partition
   男おとこはビンを壁かべに叩たたきつけた。↗

   The man dashed the bottle against the wall.
2. nounbarrier; obstacle; hindrance; difficulty
3. noun, astronomyChinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
4. noun, gowall (of stones)

• Synonym障壁しょうへきWrittenA wall dividing spaces or a figurative obstacle, as in 「言語の障壁」. Written/formal prose; 「壁」 is the more colloquial choice.
• Synonym塀へいNeutralA wall around a yard or plot, as in 「ブロック塀」; 「壁」 mostly refers to the walls of a building.
• RelatedバリアCasualColloquial loanword for a barrier or protective shield, as in 「バリアフリー」; common in accessibility and gaming contexts.
• Related垣かきNeutralA fence or hedge, as in 「垣を作る」. Seldom used on its own; it usually appears as 「垣根」.
• Related垣根かきねNeutralA hedge around a garden or yard; figuratively a barrier between people, as in 「垣根を取り払う」.
• Related籬まがきWrittenThe same word as the 「垣」 above, written 「籬」: a fence woven from bamboo or wood, with an old-fashioned air; only the spelling differs.

Default to 「壁」 for the walls of a building or for obstacles. Use 「塀」 for a wall around a yard, 「垣根」 for a hedge, 「障壁」 for obstacles in formal prose, and 「バリア」 for shields or accessibility terms like 「バリアフリー」.

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1. 空間くうかんを仕切しきり区画くかくを形成けいせいするために設もうけられる、垂直すいちょく方向ほうこうに立たつ構造物こうぞうぶつ。
2. 困難こんなん。障害しょうがい。妨さまたげ。
3. 人ひとと人ひととの間あいだにできる心理的しんりてきな隔へだたり。
4. （登山とざん用語ようご）直立ちょくりつした岩壁がんぺき。フェース。