囲む
N3かこむ
[kakomu]
Meanings
1.GodanTransitive
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in
2.GodanTransitive
to besiege; to lay siege to
3.GodanTransitive
to play (go, shogi, etc.)
Examples
皆でテーブルを囲んで食事した。
We all sat around the table and ate.
軍勢が城を囲んで攻め入った。
The army besieged the castle and attacked.
記者たちが彼を囲んでいたよ。
Reporters surrounded him.