2237 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 16
Meaning: seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied
Kunyomi: かご, こ.める, こも.る, こ.む
Onyomi: ロウ, ル
Composition: 竹 竜
Radical: 竹
Meaning: bamboo
Reading: たけ
Frequency: 953
Alternative forms:
牢 (ロウ) prison, jail, gaol, firm, solid, strong
籠城 (ロウジョウ) holding a castle (during a siege), holing up, confinement (to one's home), staying at home, staying indoors
蒸籠 (セイロ) bamboo steamer, steaming basket, wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot, soba served on a small wickerwork tray, wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
灯籠 (トウロウ) garden lantern, hanging lantern
籠 (かご) basket (shopping, etc.), hamper, cage
籠の鳥 (かごのとり) caged bird, person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
洗いかご (あらいかご) drying basket (e.g. for dishes)
籐かご (とうかご) woven basket, rattan basket
込める (こめる) to load (a gun, etc.), to charge, to put into (e.g. emotion, effort), to include (e.g. tax in a sales price), to hang over, to shroud, to enshroud, to envelop, to screen
籠もる (こもる) to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room), to be confined in, to seclude oneself, to hide away, to stay inside (one's shell), to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.), to imbue with, to infuse with, to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g. smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense, to be muffled (e.g. voice), to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.), to confine oneself in a temple to pray