Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N2

771 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep

Kunyomi: かこ.む かこ.う かこ.い

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くにがまえ

Meaning: enclosure

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

碁(いご)   Go (the board game)

(はんい)   extent, scope, sphere, range

(しゅうい)   surroundings, circumference

(きょうい)   chest measurement

気(ふんいき)   atmosphere , mood, ambience

する(ほういする)   besiege, encircle

む(かこむ)   surround, encircle

う(かこう)   enclose

Onyomi Examples

イゴ go (board game)

郭村 イカクソン walled settlement, walled town

カイイ breaking the enemy siege

ガイイ periphery, surroundings

Kunyomi Examples

かこむ to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in, to besiege, to lay siege to, to play (go, shogi, etc.)

かこう to enclose, to surround, to encircle, to fence, to wall in, to shelter (e.g. a criminal), to shield, to hide, to protect, to keep (e.g. a mistress), to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.), to preserve, to protect

かこい enclosure, fence, wall, pen, paling, storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.), partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies, mistress, castle, strong defensive position

い女 かこいおんな mistress