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Kanji Detail for 囲 - "to surround, enclosure"

囲

  • Meaning

    囲 means "to surround, enclosure." Also associated with circumference.

    1. Surround - To encircle; to enclose.

    2. Enclosure - A bounded area.

    3. Circumference - The distance around.

  • Words using 囲

    • 周囲 しゅうい Listen surroundings; environs; circumference
    • 範囲 はんい Listen extent; scope; sphere
    • 雰囲気 ふんいき Listen atmosphere; mood; ambience
    • 囲む かこむ Listen to surround; to encircle; to enclose
    • 囲碁 いご Listen go (board game)
    • 包囲 ほうい Listen siege; encirclement; envelopment
    • 囲み かこみ Listen enclosure; box; siege
    • 囲い かこい Listen enclosure; fence; wall

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    • Verified meaning: to surround, enclosure
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あろう, かこい)
    • Also carries these associations: circumference

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 囲

    Surnames 囲(あろう)Listen 囲(かこい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    surround; besiege; store; paling; enclosure; encircle; preserve; keep

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    surround, encircle, corral; whip

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 圍|围[wei2]

  • Onyomi

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    i(イ) イ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kako.i(かこい) かこい

    kako.mu(かこ-む) かこ-む

    kakou(かこ-う) かこ-う

  • Strokes

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    7 strokes

  • Radical

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    囗 (kunigamae)

  • Related Keywords

    to surround enclosure circumference boundary enclose encircle barrier besiege circumscribe confine contain encompass envelop fence wall hem perimeter

Sentences including 囲

  • Japan is surrounded by sea.

  • The lake is ten miles about.

  • He sat surrounded by his children.

  • She sat surrounded by her children.

  • Be kind to those around you.

  • He sat surrounded by his children.

  • The english language surrounds us like a sea.

  • The old man sat surrounded by the children.

  • The water was dead around us.

  • The teacher was surrounded by her students.

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