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ほうい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
Alt. forms
包ほう囲い
99%
ほうい
Pitch accent
ほ
うい
Conjugations...Used in: 4
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
siege; besiegement; battle of encirclement
Examples (3 in total)
The police have surrounded the building.
The army besieged the castle for many days.
Completely surrounded by our troops, the enemy finally surrendered to us.