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Translingual
Han character
囲 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 田廿廿 (WTT), composition ⿴囗井)
Derived characters
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
Japanese
Glyph origin
Japanese shinjitai. Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic 囗 + phonetic 井.
Kanji
囲
(Fifth grade 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 (kakou, 囲う, Jōyō)←かこふ (kakofu, 囲ふ, historical)
As original character:
Compounds
Etymology
Alternative spelling
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圍 (kyūjitai)
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/wi/ → /i/
From Middle Chinese 圍 (MC hjw+j|hjw+jH). The kan'on.
Pronunciation
Counter
囲 • (-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 • (i) ←ゐ (wi)?
- surround; encircle; enclosure
- circumference
Korean
Hanja
囲 • (wi) (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune–Reischauer wi, Yale wi)
- surround, encircle, corral
- whip