🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かち【垣】 : kachi | define meaning
kachi
Pronunciation: [kat͡ɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Hedge
- ぎきじがち【ぎきじ垣】
gikijigachi
"orange jasmine hedge"
- ぎきじがち【ぎきじ垣】
- Fence; fencing
- だきがち【竹垣】
dakigachi
"bamboo fence" - ふぃーがち【ふぃー垣】
fiigachi
"wooden fence"
- だきがち【竹垣】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese かき【垣】 kaki "fence".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Fence of bamboo. Dack'kee gat'chee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 垣 |
| Kana | かち |
| Romanization | kachi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kat͡ɕi] |
意味：かきね【垣根】
垣
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 27). かち【垣】 : kachi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7186/kachi/.