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囲かこむ

かこむ kakomu Play N3 Godan verb Transitive

人や物の周りを取り囲む。 to surround; to encircle

Example 1

庭にわは木きのフェンスで囲かこまれていた。

The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.

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Example 2

彼かれは子供こどもたちに囲かこまれて座すわった。

He sat surrounded by his children.

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Kanji breakdown

囲

N2

surround; besiege; store; paling; enclosure; encircle; preserve; keep

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Kun reading
かこ.む、かこ.う、かこ.い
Radical
囗
Illustration of 周囲
N3

しゅうい

surroundings; circumference; environs

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N3

はんい

extent; scope; sphere; range

Illustration of 雰囲気
N3

ふんいき

atmosphere (e.g. musical); mood; ambience