塗ぬり壁かべ

noun

plaster wall; mortar-covered wall

Refers to a wall finished with plaster or mortar, common in traditional Japanese architecture.

• 古ふるい家いえの塗ぬり壁かべが剥はがれてきた。

  The plaster wall of the old house has started to peel off.

noun

Nurikabe (yōkai); invisible wall yōkai

A yōkai from Japanese folklore that appears as an invisible wall, blocking or misdirecting travelers at night. Often written 塗壁.

• 夜よ道みちで塗ぬり壁かべに出で会あうと、前まえに進すすめなくなるという。

  It is said that if you encounter a Nurikabe on a night road, you become unable to move forward.