Word Meaning 囲う

かこう kakou

囲う is read as かこう (kakou) and means to keep (e.g. a mistress).

Meaning

English

  1. to keep (e.g. a mistress)
  2. to protect
  3. to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
  4. to preserve
  5. to shelter (e.g. a criminal)
  6. to shield
  7. to hide
  8. to enclose

Reading

Kana

かこう

Romaji

kakou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 7810 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

囲む

かごむ

to play (go, shogi, etc.)

囲い

かこい

mistress

囲み

かこみ

siege

囲み記事

かこみきじ

(newspaper) column

囲い女

かこいめ

mistress

囲み取材

かこみしゅざい

on-the-spot interview by surrounding reporters

囲碁

いご

go (board game)

周囲

しゅうい

circumference

包囲

ほうい

siege

取り囲む

とりかこむ

to surround

四囲

しい

surroundings

外囲

がいい

periphery