7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2
surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
Kun'yomi
か こ む to surround ②to besiege ③to play (go, shogi, etc.) か こ う to enclose ②to shelter (e.g. a criminal) ③to keep (e.g. a mistress) ④to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.) か こ い enclosure ②storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.) ③partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies ④mistress
On'yomi
イ
Character Breakdown
Common Words
to enclose ②to shelter (e.g. a criminal) ③to keep (e.g. a mistress) ④to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
References
| Unicode hex code | 56F2 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-16-47 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1032 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 945 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3069 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3807 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1949 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2643 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1807 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1948 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 945 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 501A |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 803 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 4722 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 422 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1194 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1257 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 343 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 423 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 446 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 474 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1062 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 340 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1825 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3s4.2 |
| Four corner code | 6055.0 |
| De Roo Code | 1955 |