Quick answer
囲 is the kanji for "Surround". Its reading is かこ.む (kakomu). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Surround
Also : Enclose · Besiege
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 囲 represents 'SURROUND'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of surround.
On-reading: い — remember this sound by associating it with surround. Kun-reading: かこ.む.
Example Sentences
子どもを温かい雰囲気で囲むことが、健全な成長につながります。
こどもをあたたかいふんいきでかこむことが、けんぜんなせいちょうにつながります。
Surrounding children with a warm atmosphere leads to healthy growth.
四方を山に囲まれた盆地で、冬はとても寒くなります。
しほうをやまにかこまれたぼんちで、ふゆはとてもさむくなります。
In a basin surrounded on four sides by mountains, it gets very cold in winter.
Vocabulary using 囲
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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