囲 — kanji meaning “surround”
囲
surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
- Meanings
- surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
- On'yomi
- イ (i)
- Kun'yomi
- かこ.む、かこ.う、かこ.い
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #771 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 31
- Chinese reading
- wéi
Words with 囲
| 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 |
| 囲い | かこい kakoi | enclosure; fence; wall |
| 広範囲 | こうはんい kouhan'i | extensive; vast range; wide scope |
| 囲み | かこみ kakomi | enclosure; box |
| 囲う | かこう kakou | to enclose; to surround; to encircle |
| 取り囲む | とりかこむ torikakomu | to surround; to crowd around; to gather around |
| 囲い込み | かこいこみ kakoikomi | enclosure; coralling; penning |
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