囲い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
囲
かこ Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
圍い (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かこい [kàkóí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ko̞i]

Noun

囲(かこ)い • (kakoi) ^{←かこひ (kakofi)?}

1. fence; wall (especially enclosing)

   向(む)こうの通(とお)りに囲(かこ)いができたんだってね。

   Mukō no tōri ni kakoi ga dekita n da tte ne.

   I hear they finished the fence on the street over there.

2. enclosure

Verb

囲(かこ)い • (kakoi) 

1. Continuative form of 囲う; enclosing.