Kanji

籠

籠

basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

22 strokes

Radical

竹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ロウ, ル

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かご, こめる, こもる, こむ

Example sentences

籠 かご
籠にリンゴをいくつか入れた。

I put some apples in the basket.

竹 たけ
この籠は竹で編まれています。

This basket is woven from bamboo.

籠る こもる
彼は一日中部屋に籠って、試験の勉強をしていた。

He stayed in his room all day studying for the exam.

書斎 しょさい
父は仕事が終わると、たいてい書斎に籠って読書をしている。

When my father finishes work, he usually stays in his study and reads.

籠城 ろうじょう
試験勉強のため、家に籠城した。

I holed myself up at home to study for the exam.

籠絡 ろうらく
彼は甘い言葉で彼女を籠絡しようとした。

He tried to win her over with sweet words.

鳥籠 とりかご
カナリアが鳥籠から逃げた。

The canary escaped from the birdcage.

Example Vocabulary

籠

かご

basket; cage

籠もる

こもる

to stay inside; to be filled with (emotion); to be muffled

籠る

こもる

to seclude oneself; to stay indoors; to be filled with

籠城

ろうじょう

to besiege a castle; to hole oneself up; to stay indoors

籠める

こめる

籠絡

ろうらく

to win over; to inveigle; to cajole

鳥籠

とりかご

birdcage

籠手

こて

立て籠もる

たてこもる

旅籠

はたご

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