囲 – surround, besiege, store

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The kanji 囲 means surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is イ (i); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かこ.む、かこ.う、かこ.い (kakomu, kakou, kakoi). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 囗 (no. 31).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	イ	i
Kun’yomi	かこ.む	kakomu
Kun’yomi	かこ.う	kakou
Kun’yomi	かこ.い	kakoi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 囗 (Kangxi radical 31). Components: 囗・井.

Words using 囲

周囲しゅういsurroundings囲むかこむto surround範囲はんいextent雰囲気ふんいきatmosphere

Example sentences

生活のしかたを周囲の状況に合わせたらどうだい。

Why don't you adapt your way of life to circumstances?

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この木は周囲３メートルある。

This tree measures three meters around.

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湖は緑の丘に囲まれている。

The lake is surrounded by green hills.

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Kanji with the same radical

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