I Love Kanji囲む (kakomu)
囲む (かこむ, kakomu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to surround; to encircle”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かこむ
- Romaji
- kakomu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in · godan verb, transitive
- to besiege; to lay siege to · godan verb, transitive
- to play (go, shogi, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 囲む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 囲む | かこむ kakomu |
| Polite (~masu) | 囲みます | かこみます kakomimasu |
| Negative | 囲まない | かこまない kakomanai |
| Polite negative | 囲みません | かこみません kakomimasen |
| Past | 囲んだ | かこんだ kakonda |
| Polite past | 囲みました | かこみました kakomimashita |
| Negative past | 囲まなかった | かこまなかった kakomanakatta |
| Te-form | 囲んで | かこんで kakonde |
| Potential | 囲める | かこめる kakomeru |
| Passive | 囲まれる | かこまれる kakomareru |
| Causative | 囲ませる | かこませる kakomaseru |
| Volitional | 囲もう | かこもう kakomou |
| Imperative | 囲め | かこめ kakome |
| Conditional (~ba) | 囲めば | かこめば kakomeba |
Kanji in 囲む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 囲む.
Source: JMdict entry 1155980 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.