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

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

four

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

times

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

rice paddy
garden, park

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

enclosure component
diagram

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

surface

The surface is just the enclosure of one self.

trouble

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

salty

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

group

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

factor

Your enclosure plays a big factor in your contentment.

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