囲

See also: 圍 and 围

囲	U+56F2, 囲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-56F2

← 囱
[U+56F1]

CJK Unified Ideographs

図 →
[U+56F3]

Translingual

Traditional	圍
Shinjitai	囲
Simplified	围

Han character

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

References

KangXi: 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

Chinese

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

Japanese

Shinjitai	囲
Kyūjitai	圍

Glyph origin

Japanese shinjitai simplified from 圍 (wéi) (韋 (wéi) → 井 (jǐng)).

Kanji

囲

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 圍)

to surround, encircle, corral
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 (kakō, 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 ɦʉi, ɦʉi^H). The kan'on.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [i]

Counter

囲(い) • (-i) ^{←ゐ (wi)^?}

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)^?}

Korean

Hanja

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

surround, encircle, corral
whip

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