壁

かべ · kabe · JLPT N4 · noun

wall

壁 — wall

🧱 壁 = 辟 (sound part) over 土 earth: a wall built of packed earth

The bottom component 土 means earth, the material of old rammed-earth walls; the top 辟 only supplies the sound. For kabe, a sound hook: a cab bay is the walled-in slot where a taxi parks, so kabe = wall.

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