単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#2,308 most used

囲む

かこむ0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to surround

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

He sat surrounded by his children.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

Surrounded by his children, he began his story.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to besiege; to lay siege to

godan verb · transitive

3

to play (go, shogi, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#2,308 most used

Written囲む only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium