囲

See also: 圍 and 围

Translingual

Traditional	圍
Shinjitai	囲
Simplified	围

Etymology

Japanese shinjitai simplified from 圍 (韋 → 井).

Han character

囲 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 田廿廿 (WTT), composition ⿴囗井)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 217, character 25
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4722
• Dae Jaweon: page 445, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 714, character 1
• Unihan data for U+56F2

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 囲 – see 圍 (“to surround; to encircle; to corral; all sides; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 圍).

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Japanese

Shinjitai	囲
Kyūjitai	圍

Kanji

囲

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 圍)

1. to surround, encircle, corral
2. whip

Readings

As shinjitai form of 圍:

• Go-on: え (e)^{←ゑ (we, historical)}
• Kan-on: い (i, Jōyō)^{←ゐ (wi, historical)}
• Kun: かこむ (kakomu, 囲む, Jōyō); かこい (kakoi, 囲い)^{←かこひ (kakofi, 囲ひ, historical)}; かこう (kakou, 囲う, Jōyō)^{←かこふ (kakofu, 囲ふ, historical)}

As original character:

• On (unclassified): とう (tō)
• Kun: むち (muchi)

Compounds

• 囲碁(いご) (Igo)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
囲
い Grade: 5
kan'on

Alternative spelling
圍 (kyūjitai)

/wi/ → /i/

From Middle Chinese 圍 (MC hjw+j|hjw+jH). The kan'on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i]

Counter

囲(い) • (-i) ^{←ゐ (wi)?}

1. counter for the amount that can be encircled in one's arms, used as a rough measurement of circumference (roughly 1.5 meters)

Affix

囲(い) • (i) ^{←ゐ (wi)?}

1. surround; encircle; enclosure
2. circumference

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Korean

Hanja

囲 • (wi) (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune–Reischauer wi, Yale wi)

1. surround, encircle, corral
2. whip