囲み|かこみkakomi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounenclosure; box
2. nounsiege

• Synonym囲いかこいNeutralEnclosing with something physical: the act, a fence or wall, or the enclosed space. 「囲み」 is more often used for encirclement or a box or frame.
• Related包囲ほういNeutralEncirclement; the broadest term, typically for military or police surrounding. 「囲み」 can also mean a box or frame.
• Related封鎖ふうさNeutralSealing off roads or areas to stop movement, as in 「道路封鎖」; also freezing funds. 「囲み」 only means surrounding — it doesn't cover blocking or freezing.
• Related攻囲こういWrittenWritten/formal: surrounding a place and attacking it. 「囲み」 can mean encircling, but also a box or frame.
• Related軍事封鎖ぐんじふうさWrittenWritten/formal: a military blockade — troops surrounding an area and cutting off supplies and the movement of people; more specific than 「囲み」.
• Antonym解放かいほうNeutralFreeing from restraint, setting free. The opposite of 「囲み」 when it means encircling — being surrounded versus being released.

Use 「囲み」 for something that surrounds or frames, as in 「囲み記事」 or 「囲み取材」. For military encirclement say 「包囲」, for a blockade 「封鎖」, and for a fence or enclosure 「囲い」; the opposite is 「解放」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 周まわりを囲かこむこと。包囲ほういすること。
2. 周囲しゅうい。まわり。
3. 新聞しんぶんなどで枠わくで囲かこんだ記事きじ。