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囲 = 囗 + 井
囲 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “surround”. It is built from 囗 (enclosure) and 井 (well). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1948.
- Keyword
- surround
- RTK frame
- 1948
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- イ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かこ.む, かこ.う, かこ.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- окружать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 囲 surround
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 囲 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “enclosure” + “well”. 囲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 囲 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.