囲(かこ)い

かこい

noun

enclosure, fence, pen

1. enclosure, fence, pen, partition

A structure or barrier that encloses or surrounds an area. Can refer to fences, pens for animals, walled-off areas, or partitions.

動物(どうぶつ)の囲(かこ)いを修理(しゅうり)する。

To repair the animal enclosure.

囲(かこ)いの中(なか)で鶏(にわとり)が走(はし)り回(まわ)っている。

Chickens are running around inside the enclosure.

工事(こうじ)現場(げんば)の周(まわ)りに囲(かこ)いが設(もう)けられている。

A fence has been set up around the construction site.

Derived from the verb 囲(かこ)う (to surround, to enclose). Refers to physical barriers of various kinds — fences, pens, walls, partitions, or hoarding around construction sites.

Common collocations

囲(かこ)いを作(つく)る: to build an enclosure
囲(かこ)いの中(なか): inside the enclosure
囲(かこ)いを設(もう)ける: to set up a fence/barrier
囲(かこ)いから出(で)る: to leave the enclosure

Types

柵(さく)の囲(かこ)い: fence enclosure
石(いし)の囲(かこ)い: stone enclosure
工事(こうじ)の囲(かこ)い: construction hoarding

Related words

囲(かこ)う: the source verb (to surround)
柵(さく): fence, railing (more specifically a fence structure)
塀(へい): wall (solid barrier, typically of stone or concrete)

Related Words

Related: 囲(かこ)う (to enclose (verb))

Related: 柵(さく) (fence, railing)

Related: 塀(へい) (wall)

Related: 囲(かこ)む (to surround, to encircle)

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Added 2026.2.19 22:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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