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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 8

囲 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

surround; enclosure

On: イi
Kun: かこむkakomu かこうkakou かこいkakoi

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

囲7 strokes

How to write 囲: stroke order

囲 has 7 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

囲 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 囲 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 囲

The parts 囲 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

囗
Radical
井
well

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 8

囲 surround; enclosureOnイKunかこむ、かこう、かこい辺 vicinity; sideOnヘンKunあたり、べ、ほとり河 riverOnカKunかわ極 extreme; poleOnキョク、ゴクKunきわめる、きわまる、きわまり防 prevent; defendOnボウ、ホウKunふせぐ、まもる低 lowOnテイKunひくい、ひくめる、ひくまる林 woods; groveOnリンKunはやし、おおい導 guide; leadOnドウKunみちびく、しるべ森 forestOnシンKunもり丸 round; wholeOnガンKunまるい、まる、まるめる