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囲い[かこい] (kakoi)

enclosure; fence

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Meaning

囲い (かこい, kakoi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “enclosure; fence”.

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Example sentences 8

囲かこいの中なかに入はいらないで下ください

Please do not enter the enclosure.

家いえの周まわりには囲かこいがしてある。

There is a fence around the house.

彼は馬を引いて囲いに入れた.

He led the horses into the yard.

将棋の囲いには矢倉囲いがある。

One of shogi's kakoi (castle, a defense formation to protect the King) styles is called yagura-gakoi (yagura castle).

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