垣かき根ね

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

hedge; fence

A physical barrier made of plants, wood, or other materials, often around a house or garden.

庭にわの周まわりに高たかい垣かき根ねを作つくった。
We built a tall hedge around the garden.
隣となりの家いえとの間あいだに低ひくい垣かき根ねがある。
There is a low hedge between our house and the neighbor's.

noun

barrier; wall; boundary

Figurative use for a dividing line or obstacle between people, groups, or concepts. Often appears in phrases like 垣根を越える or 垣根を取り払う.

部ぶ署しょ間かんの垣かき根ねを越こえて協きょう力りょくしよう。
Let's cooperate beyond departmental barriers.
年ねん齢れいの垣かき根ねを感かんじさせない活かつ躍やくだ。
His performance makes you forget about age boundaries.

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Usage patterns

垣かき根ねを作つくるto build a hedge/fence
庭にわの周まわりに垣かき根ねを作つくった。
We built a hedge around the garden.
垣かき根ねを越こえるto overcome a barrier (between people, groups, etc.)
二人ふたりは国こく籍せきの垣かき根ねを越こえて結けっ婚こんした。
The two of them got married, crossing the barrier of nationality.
垣かき根ねに沿そって〈動どう詞し〉to do something along a hedge/fence
垣かき根ねに沿そって歩あるいた。
I walked along the hedge.
垣かき根ねを取とり払はらうto remove a barrier between people or groups
彼かれは世せ代だい間かんの垣かき根ねを取とり払はらおうとした。
He tried to remove the barrier between generations.
〈人ひと〉との間あいだの垣かき根ねthe barrier between oneself and someone else
話はなすうちに彼かれとの間あいだの垣かき根ねがなくなった。
As we talked, the barrier between him and me disappeared.

Kanji

垣hedge, fence, wall
根root, radical, head (pimple)

Related words

塀へいN3sense 1
塀 is a solid wall or fence usually made of concrete, brick, or wood, while 垣根 is typically a lighter fence or hedge, often of plants.
障しょう壁へき sense 2
障壁 is a more formal, abstract word for a barrier between people or groups, while 垣根 keeps a softer, more everyday image drawn from the physical fence.
生いけ垣がき sense 1
生け垣 refers specifically to a hedge made of living plants, whereas 垣根 can be made of plants, wood, or other materials.
柵さくN1
垣根 is a hedge or living fence made of plants, whereas 柵 is a constructed fence of wood, metal, or wire.
フェンス
垣根 is a traditional Japanese hedge or wooden fence, often made of living plants or bamboo, while フェンス typically refers to a modern metal or wire fence.

Don't confuse with

石いし垣がき
垣根 is a hedge or light fence (often plants or bamboo) marking a boundary, while 石垣 is a solid wall built of piled stones.
垣間見かいまみる
垣根 shares the kanji 垣 with 垣間見る but simply means 'fence,' unrelated to the act of glimpsing.

Word family

垣かき根ね越ごし
over the fence · back-fence

Built from

垣かき+根ね

Written forms

垣かき根ねUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling for both literal and figurative uses.
かきねUsage7%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in casual writing or when the kanji is not needed.

Etymology

Compound of 垣 (kaki, 'fence') and 根 (ne, 'root'), originally referring to a fence made by planting roots or a rooted hedge. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji reflect this meaning.