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    3. 塀の中

    塀の中

    塀へいの​中なか

    place surrounded by walls

    NTNoun, ParticlePolitics & LawKanji Vocab17 strokes

    へいのなか

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    place surrounded by walls, (within) prison

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    塀
    fence・wall・(kokuji)
    Kanji
    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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