Japanese symbol for “hedge”
垣根
かきね
Romaji: kakine
hedge; fence
In Japanese, hedge is 垣根, read かきね (kakine).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n hedge; fence
- n border; limit
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hedge”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生垣 | いけがき ikegaki | hedge |
| 垣 | かき kaki | fence; hedge; railing |
| ヘッジ | ヘッジ hejji | hedge |
| リスクヘッジ | リスクヘッジ risukuhejji | hedge; risk avoidance |
| 繋ぐ | つなぐ tsunagu | to hedge; to buy or sell forward |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石垣 | いしがき ishigaki | stone wall |
| 垣間見る | かいまみる kaimamiru | to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of |
| 生垣 | いけがき ikegaki | hedge |
| 大垣 | おおがき oogaki | roofed mud wall around a villa or temple |
| 中垣 | なかがき nakagaki | middle fence |
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
| 根拠 | こんきょ konkyo | basis; grounds; foundation |
| 根本 | こんぽん konpon | root; source; origin |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hedge”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.