囲かこむ

かこむ kakomu

to surround
to encircle

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

围住；环绕

Examples

Furigana

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.
花园被木栅栏围着。
Tatoeba #207707
彼かれは子こ供どもたちに囲かこまれて座すわった。
He sat surrounded by his children.
他坐着，周围围着孩子们。
Tatoeba #106562

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('01be08cd64'); // 囲む

{
  "id": "01be08cd64",
  "word": "囲む",
  "reading": "かこむ",
  "romaji": "kakomu",
  "meanings": [
    "to surround",
    "to encircle"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "v5m",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1155980,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "庭は木のフェンスで囲まれていた。",
      "furigana": "{庭|にわ}は{木|き}のフェンスで{囲|かこ}まれていた。",
      "en": "The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.",
      "tatoeba_id": 207707
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は子供たちに囲まれて座った。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{子供|こども}たちに{囲|かこ}まれて{座|すわ}った。",
      "en": "He sat surrounded by his children.",
      "tatoeba_id": 106562
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "9bd766ecef25f724b2763fc0859165f3e51ba22fab0a0bbdec91872520aae085",
    "meanings": [
      "围住",
      "环绕"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "庭は木のフェンスで囲まれていた。",
        "zh": "花园被木栅栏围着。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は子供たちに囲まれて座った。",
        "zh": "他坐着，周围围着孩子们。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/01be08cd64",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1155980; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "28f2706d938c1a40b2b56e5e32106d31987cec34b44a3b830cc14fefd0ced613"
  }
}