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囲

surround
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingイ
Kun readingかこ.む、かこ.う、かこ.い
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. surroundRtK
  2. besiege
  3. store
  4. paling
  5. enclosure
  6. encircle
  7. preserve
  8. keep
  1. to enclose
  2. to surround
  3. to encircle
  4. to fence
  5. to wall in

Popular Usage

囲む周囲

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pent in (囗) · well

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1948

Compound words

囲むかこむ
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in
周囲しゅうい
surroundings; environs; circumference
囲いかこい
enclosure; fence; wall; pen; paling
囲うかこう
to enclose; to surround; to encircle; to fence; to wall in
囲碁いご
go (board game)
範囲はんい
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
包囲ほうい
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
囲みかこみ
enclosure; box; siege
広範囲こうはんい
extensive; vast range; wide scope
雰囲気ふんいき
atmosphere; mood; ambience; ambiance; aura
取り囲むとりかこむ
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
囲繞いじょう
surrounding
胸囲きょうい
chest measurement
囲炉裏いろり
sunken hearth
囲炉裡いろり
sunken hearth
囲にょういじょう
surrounding
囲み記事かこみきじ
(newspaper) column
交際範囲こうさいはんい
circle of acquaintance
勢力範囲せいりょくはんい
sphere of influence
責任範囲せきにんはんい
responsible area
対象範囲たいしょうはんい
scope
雰囲気美人ふんいきびじん
woman who is not traditionally beautiful yet somehow very attractive
神秘的雰囲気しんぴてきふんいき
mystique
雰囲気を壊すふんいきをこわす
to spoil the mood

On Reading Examples

おじいさんは帽子を探して周囲をきょろきょろ見回した。しゅうい
The old man looked about for his hat.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

その家は木立に囲まれている。かこむ
The house stands among trees.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は大勢の新聞記者にとり囲まれた。
He was surrounded by a crowd of pressmen.tatoeba
彼は孫達に囲まれて座っていました。
He sat surrounded by his grandchildren.tatoeba
彼は生徒達に囲まれて座っていた。
He was sitting surrounded by the students.tatoeba
彼は勢力範囲を広げようとした。
He tried to enlarge his sphere of influence.tatoeba
みなで取り札のまわりを囲む。
The players sit surrounding the tori-fuda on the tatami.wiki
一つの卓を四人で囲む形式が特徴である。
It is consumed with four diners sitting around one table and is considered distinctive.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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