Kanji Details:
- 囲
- Frequency:771
- Kun: かこ.む, かこ.う, かこ.い
- On: イ
- Meaning: surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 囲む かこむ to surround, to encircle 周囲 しゅうい surroundings, environs; circumference 範囲 はんい extent, scope, sphere, range, span 雰囲気 ふんいき atmosphere (e.g. musical), mood, ambience, ambiance 囲碁 いご Go (board game of capturing territory) 包囲 ほうい siege, encirclement, envelopment 囲み かこみ enclosure, box, column, siege 囲い かこい enclosure, paling, storage 広範囲 こうはんい extensive, vast range, wide scope 取り囲む とりかこむ to surround, to crowd around