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包囲 ほうい houi

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

Kanji in this word

wrap, pack, up
surround, besiege, store

Example sentences

犬たちが鹿の周りを包囲していた。
inu tachi ga shika no mawari wo houi shi te i ta 。
The dogs were closing in on the deer.
軍隊は城を何日間も包囲した。
guntai ha shiro wo nan kakan mo houi shi ta 。
The army besieged the castle for many days.
我々の軍隊に完全に包囲されてしまって敵はとうとう降伏した。
wareware no guntai ni kanzen ni houi sa re te shimaxtsu te teki ha toutou koufuku shi ta 。
Completely surrounded by our troops, the enemy finally surrendered to us.
警察はその建物を包囲した。
keisatsu ha sono tatemono wo houi shi ta 。
The police have surrounded the building.
勇敢に難局に立ち向かい、その結果は神の審判にまつほかは、包囲から逃れる方法はない。
yuukan ni nankyoku ni tachimukai 、 sono kekka ha kami no shinpan ni matsu hoka ha 、 houi kara nogareru houhou ha nai 。
There is no way out of the siege except to take the bull by the horns and let God judge the outcome.

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