Dashboard Review Lessons

Learn

Kana Immersion Decks

Look up

Dictionary Grammar Themes Mining

Prove it

Games Exam Badges

Home Review Dictionary Lessons

v0.58What's newStudy levelSend feedbackReviewFriendsSettingsNotifications

© 2026 Nihongo CircleChangelog Genki companion Credits Terms Privacy Security

囲む (かこむ) — to surround | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

囲む

かこむ

N3

godan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to surround
2to encircle
3to enclose
4to besiege
5to lay siege to
6to play (go, shogi, etc.)

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

囲Surround, Besiege, Store7 strokes

Full entry on Jisho