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囲 means 'surround'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 604   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-4    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 39    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 20 words   Used in 85 words   Used in 28 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   イ
Kun
   かこむ   かこう to surround, to enclose
Additional readings
Kun    かこい
Variants
圍  
Components
⿴  囗 box; enclosure  井 well  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 囲 is used 8 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 囲 is used 84 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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イ : 59 words FIND ALL
し ゅ う い 1
1. surroundings; environs
2. circumference
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かこむ : 18 words FIND ALL
か こ む 0 か こ む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in
2. to besiege; to lay siege to
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かこむ (read as がこ) : 7 words FIND ALL
い た が こ い 3
noun
boarding; board fence
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An additional かこ.う less common words include 囲 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 446 (originally: 422)  Joy o' Kanji : 422  Key to Kanji: 10 

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囲
イ   かこむ    かこう to surround, to enclose   
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井
セイ   ショウ   い a well   
囗
box, enclosure   
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