包ほう囲い
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
The four were surrounded.
Kanji used
wrap
surround
Pitch accent
ほ
うい
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
siege; besiegement; battle of encirclement
Examples (9 in total)
The four were surrounded.
They are completely surrounded on all sides.
The police have surrounded the building.
The site is too large for encirclement to be possible.
The army besieged the castle for many days.
The enemy is slowly closing in and surrounding us.
It seems the enemy has just now realized that they are completely surrounded.
Completely surrounded by our troops, the enemy finally surrendered to us.
As we kept up the siege like that, the enemy eventually made contact.