Japanese symbol for “penning”

囲い込み

かこいこみ

Romaji: kakoikomi

enclosure; coralling; penning

In Japanese, penning is 囲い込み, read かこいこみ (kakoikomi).

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Meanings

n enclosure; coralling; penning
n enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)

Kanji and stroke order

囲

surround, besiege, store

on: イ
kun: かこ.む、かこ.う、かこ.い

7 strokes · JLPT 2

込

crowded, mixture, in bulk

kun: -こ.む、こ.む、こ.み、-こ.み

5 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
雰囲気	ふんいき fun'iki	atmosphere; mood; ambience
範囲	はんい han'i	extent; scope; sphere
周囲	しゅうい shuui	surroundings; environs
包囲	ほうい houi	siege; encirclement; envelopment
囲碁	いご igo	go (board game)
囲む	かこむ kakomu	to surround; to encircle; to enclose
見込み	みこみ mikomi	hope; promise; possibility
申し込み	もうしこみ moushikomi	application; entry; request

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.