This is the 7876th most frequent Japanese word.


"囲" means "to surround" or "enclosure."


Verb usage: 囲む, meaning 'to surround or encircle', describes the action of surrounding the garden with a fence.

庭を囲む塀がとても高いです。

The fence surrounding the garden is very tall.


Verb usage: 囲む, denotes the action of encircling or positioning oneself around the hearth for social interaction.

みんなで囲炉裏を囲んで座りました。

We all sat around the sunken hearth.


Noun usage: 囲碁 ('Go'), a traditional board game where the word 囲 relates to the strategic encirclement inherent in the game's objectives.

囲碁を練習している学生が増えています。

The number of students practicing Go is increasing.