城じょう壁へき

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Meanings

castle wall; rampart; defensive wall

Refers to the thick outer walls of a castle or fortified town, often made of stone or earth. Can also be used for city walls in historical contexts.

〈場ば所しょ〉を城じょう壁へきで囲かこむto surround a place with a castle wall
その町まちは高たかい城じょう壁へきで囲かこまれていた。
The town was surrounded by tall castle walls.
城じょう壁へきを築きずくto build a castle wall
王おうは敵てきの侵しん入にゅうを防ふせぐために城じょう壁へきを築きずいた。
The king built a castle wall to keep out invaders.
城じょう壁へきが崩くずれるfor a castle wall to crumble/collapse
地じ震しんで古ふるい城じょう壁へきの一いち部ぶが崩くずれた。
Part of the old castle wall collapsed in the earthquake.
城じょう壁へきを破やぶるto breach a castle wall
敵てき軍ぐんはついに城じょう壁へきを破やぶって城じょう内ないに侵しん入にゅうした。
The enemy army finally breached the castle wall and stormed inside.

城じょう郭かく
城郭 refers to the whole castle complex including walls, moats, and buildings, while 城壁 refers only to the defensive walls themselves.
石いし垣がき
石垣 specifically means a stone wall or stone-piled embankment, which is often the material 城壁 is built from, whereas 城壁 refers to the fortified wall as a whole structure.

塀へいN3
塀 is a general, everyday word for a fence or wall around a house or yard, while 城壁 specifically denotes the massive defensive wall of a castle or fortified town.
城じょう郭かく
城壁 refers specifically to the defensive wall itself, while 城郭 can mean either the whole fortified complex or its walls, making the two easy to mix up in narrower contexts.

Compound of 城 (castle) and 壁 (wall). The reading is on'yomi, reflecting its Sino-Japanese origin.