Illustration: In a Japanese nursery-school courtyard, a large tortoise pauses in the center of a complete ring of crouching children. The children leave a generous open space around it but occupy every direction, their knees and fascinated faces turned inward.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

囲かこむ

kakomu

to surround, to enclose

Example sentences

湖みずうみは緑みどりの丘おかに囲かこまれている。
The lake is surrounded by green hills.
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先生せんせいは学生がくせいたちに囲かこまれた。
The teacher was surrounded by her students.
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日本にっぽんは海うみに囲かこまれている。
Japan is surrounded by sea.
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Kanji in 囲

囲surround; besiegeOnイKunかこむ・かこう・かこい

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