Practice JLPT
囲
JLPT N2 Kanji

囲 — surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep

  • JLPT N2
  • 7 strokes
  • Grade 4
  • Radical 囗
  • #771 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
イ
Kun'yomi
かこ.むかこ.うかこ.い

Example words

  • 周囲しゅうい(1) surroundings; environs (2) 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
  • 囲むかこむ(1) to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in (2) to besiege; to lay siege to (3) to play (go, shogi, etc.)