enclosure

From Lesson 16:Kanji 3·Japanese

Note

The enclosure component looks the same as the mouth kanji. Unlike mouth, this component is not a kanji by itself. When the enclosure component is used inside a kanji, another component is enclosed within it.

Usages of enclosure

country
国

Enclose a ball and call it a country. Who decides what a country is anyway?

four
四

In the past, humans with four legs were enclosed in a cage and shown in a circus.

times
回

Enclosure and mouth are actually just two times the same kanji.

rice paddy
田
garden, park
園

You like being enclosed in your long kimono when walking in the park.

囗
enclosure component
diagram
図

You see an enclosure with something resembling the Big Dipper inside it. It's a diagram.

surface
面

The surface is just the enclosure of one self.

trouble
困

If you enclose a tree, it's in trouble.

salty
鹵

A furtune-teller predicts you'll be put in an enclosure on a cross with drops of salty water leaking on your head.

group
団

A group only stays together if the measurement of the enclosure is not too great.

factor
因

Your enclosure plays a big factor in your contentment.

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