Keyword
surround
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1948
Old form圍
Readings
い
(72%)
かこ
(16%)
かご
(10%)
Composed of
closed box
a well
Used in vocabulary (108 in total)
surroundings; environs; circumference
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
Examples (96 in total)
There was nobody about.
This place has a mysterious atmosphere.
Let's keep beautiful nature around us.
With so many people around he naturally became a bit nervous.
He was sitting surrounded by the students.
He sat surrounded by young girls.
Japan is surrounded by the ocean.
Japan is surrounded by sea.
The village is surrounded by mountains.
My town is surrounded by tall mountains.
I saw them surrounding him.
The earth goes around the sun.
The teacher was surrounded by her students.
The atmosphere was uncomfortable.
This is beyond the scope of my imagination.
What happened? Can you tell me as much as possible?
He sat surrounded by his children.
The old man sat surrounded by the children.
The town has beautiful surroundings.
The old man drew a large crowd with his music.
In Japan, you are surrounded by beauty.
He likes being surrounded by young people.
The pond was encircled with trees.
We stayed at a hotel surrounded by trees.
The church is surrounded by woods and lakes.
We discussed a wide range of topics.
The house was surrounded by fields.
The surrounding hills protected the town.
The lake is surrounded by green hills.
She sat surrounded by her children.
He sat surrounded by his grandchildren.
She sat surrounded by her grandchildren.
An old man sat surrounded by his grandchildren.
This subject is not within the scope of our study.
The English language surrounds us like a sea.
The atmosphere can become rather strained.
Be kind to those around you.
The hotel has an air of luxury.
The planets revolve around the sun.
I want to live surrounded by books.
Children reflect the family atmosphere.
The police have surrounded the building.
The army besieged the castle for many days.
I was immersed in the happy atmosphere of the occasion.
The robber stood surrounded by ten policemen.
Japan is a country surrounded by the sea on all sides.
The lake is ten miles about.
I like the atmosphere of this restaurant.
That restaurant has a very nice atmosphere.
Completely surrounded by our troops, the enemy finally surrendered to us.
He sat surrounded by his family.
That store sells a wide range of goods.
Our school is surrounded by a healthy environment.
You should live within your means.
He was surrounded by the crowd.
The earthquake caused widespread damage.
His reading is of a wide range.
The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.
Why don't you adapt your way of life to circumstances?
Please enjoy a calm time in a relaxed atmosphere beauty salon.
Enemy troops surrounded the city.
The earth makes one revolution around the sun in about 365 days.
He radiates happiness around wherever he goes.
There were no other elephants in the area.
Tom looked around, but didn't see anyone.
Tom was surrounded by police officers.
Japan is a country that is surrounded on all sides by the ocean.
She was always surrounded by high-quality goods.
Her house is surrounded by a white fence.
There is a fence around the house.
Our insurance policy covers various kinds of damages.
Surrounded by the sea, Japan has a mild climate.
There are many kinds of animals inside this enclosure.
This subject is outside the scope of our inquiry.
That's not within my remit.
Japan is an island country surrounded by the sea on all sides.
After their quarrel, my wife tried to make some jokes to lighten up the mood.
Formerly people did not know that the earth is round and that it moves around the sun.
The road curled around the side of the hill.
For three hundred years they have farmed the surrounding land.
A thick hedge surrounded the garden.
The dog jumped over the fence into the garden.
There is a friendly atmosphere in the office.
It is beyond the boundary of human knowledge.
The theory of evolution surpasses the scope of my imagination.
Tokyo is surrounded by many satellite cities.
Your house has a very cozy atmosphere.
He was surrounded by a crowd of pressmen.
Please refrain from making posts that disrupt this site's atmosphere.
You should put this phrase in parentheses.
Our sphere of influence has expanded so much since then.
He tried to enlarge his sphere of influence.
The lake was ringed by a fence, apparently for health and safety reasons.
It's said to be a girls' high school characterised by its quiet and traditional feel and a chic, high-class uniform.
Japan is a maritime nation surrounded on all sides by ocean.
You should put this phrase in quotation marks.