► 動詞
囲む [かこむ] meaning: circle rank: 1
☆ 彼はカレンダーの日付を丸で囲んだ ⇨ He circled the date on the calendar
☆ 皆で鍋を囲んだ ⇨ We circled around the cooking pot (and had a pot meal)
☆ お婆ちゃんを囲んで夕食会をした ⇨ We had a dinner party surrounding our grandma (as the main focus) (☛ Have a get-together, typically around someone you love, respect, admire, etc.)
囲む [かこむ] meaning: surround rank: 1
☆ その家はコンクリートの塀に囲まれている ⇨ The house is surrounded by concrete fences
☆ 彼は幼くして親を失ったが、良い人達に囲まれて育った ⇨ He lost his parents when very young, but grew up surrounded by good people
☆ 彼等は敵に囲まれた ⇨ They were surrounded by the enemy
囲う [かこう] meaning: circle rank: 2
☆ 彼女は会議の日付を丸で囲んだ ⇨ She circled the date of the meeting
囲う [かこう] meaning: surround rank: 2
☆ 彼等は敵を囲んだ ⇨ They surrounded their enemy (☛ Usually interchangeable with 囲む)
囲う [かこう] [coll] meaning: hide rank: 3
☆ 彼は二号を囲っている ⇨ He maintains another woman (secretly, by providing money) (☛ Not interchangeable with 囲む. Harbor a mistress, criminal, etc. secretly)
► 名詞
囲い [かこい] meaning: fence rank: 3
☆ 赤ちゃん用の囲い ⇨ A baby fence (☛ Usually a complete encirclement)