Learn Japanese: enclosure

Word

enclosure

Meaning

囗 ^component

Part of speech

kanji component

Pronunciation

Course

Japanese

Lesson

Kanji 3

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.