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    3. 包囲

    包囲

    包ほう囲い

    siege

    KMT6News #11+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveMilitaryKanji Vocab12 strokes

    ほうい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    siege, encirclement, envelopment, surrounding, besiegement

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    敵てきは城しろを包ほう囲いした。

    The enemy besieged the castle.

    KMT5MilitaryHistory
    警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃのアパートを包ほう囲いした。

    The police surrounded the suspect's apartment.

    KMT6MilitaryPolitics & Law
    敵てき軍ぐんは完かん全ぜんに包ほう囲いされ、降こう伏ふくを余よ儀ぎなくされた。

    The enemy forces were completely surrounded and forced to surrender.

    KMT7MilitaryHistory
    記き者しゃの包ほう囲い網もうを突 破 して、彼かれは会かい場じょうを後あとにした。

    Breaking through the encirclement of reporters, he left the venue.

    KMT7Daily LifePolitics & Law
    経けい済ざい的てきな包ほう囲い網もうが、その国くにを孤こ立りつさせた。

    The economic encirclement isolated that country.

    KMT8MilitaryBusiness & FinancePolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    包
    つつ.む・くる.む…(3)
    wrap・pack up・cover・conceal
    囲
    かこ.む・かこ.う・かこ.い…(1)
    surround・besiege・store・paling・enclosure…(3)
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