This is the 7876th most frequent Japanese word.
囲
"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.