This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Word

へい
wall; fence
Word

屏風

びょうぶ
folding screen
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金屏風

きんびょうぶ
folding screen covered with gold leaf
Word

枕屏風

まくらびょうぶ
bed(side) screen
Word

練塀

練り塀、煉り塀、煉屏
ねりべい
mud and tile wall topped with tiles
Word

屏居

へいきょ
living in retirement
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屏息

閉息
へいそく
bated breath; being cowed into silence
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屏風岩

びょうぶいわ
sheer cliff
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重屏禁

じゅうへいきん
solitary confinement in a dark cell without bedding (for up to one week)
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障屏

障蔽
しょうへい
partitions in a Japanese house (e.g. screens, sliding doors, etc.)