Illustration: A dense, neatly clipped hedge runs between two small neighboring gardens, clearly dividing their paths, flower beds, and outdoor belongings. On one side, an older resident trims the hedge with garden shears.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

垣かき根ね

kakine

hedge, fence

Example sentences

  1. よい垣根かきねはよい隣人りんじんをつくる。

    Good fences make good neighbors.

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  2. 彼かれは垣根かきねを飛とび越こえた。

    He jumped over the hedge.

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  3. 猫ねこが垣根かきねの下したを腹はらばいになって進すすむ。

    The cat crept under the hedge.

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Kanji in 垣根

  • 垣hedge; fenceOnエンKunかき
  • 根root; head (pimple)OnコンKunね

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