囲う
かこう
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to enclose; to surround; to encircle; to fence; to wall in
- to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to hide; to protect
- to keep (e.g. a mistress)
- to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.); to preserve
- to protect
Kanji
- 囲 surround. Read as かこう.
Example sentences
- ロープがその場所を囲っている。
Ropes surround the place. - 警官は、現場の近くをロープで囲った。
The police roped off the street near the spot. - 最大10名でテーブルを囲えます。
At most 10 people can sit round the table. - このフレーズは、引用符で囲った方がいいよ。
You should put this phrase in quotation marks.
Common phrases
Words containing 囲う
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