Meaning
包囲 (ほうい, houi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “encirclement; siege”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 11
犯人の車は警察に包囲された
The criminal's car was surrounded by police.
我々は敵に包囲された.
We were beset by the enemy.
共に那珂湊を包囲する。
Together they surround Nakaminato.
軍隊はその町を包囲した.
The army besieged the town.
軍隊は城を何日間も包囲した。
The army besieged the castle for many days.
その警察はその建物を包囲した。
The police have surrounded the building.
トロイは10年間も包囲された.
Troy was under siege for ten years.
犬たちが鹿の周りを包囲していた。
The dogs were closing in on the deer.
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。
Completely surrounded by our troops, the enemy finally surrendered to us.
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。
There is no way out of the siege except to take the bull by the horns and let God judge the outcome.
武蔵国府では双方の和解が成立して和やかに酒宴が行われていたが、その最中に武芝の者達が勝手に経基の営所を包囲した為に、経基は将門らに殺害されるものと思い込んであわてて京へ逃げ帰り、将門・興世王・武芝が謀反を共謀していると朝廷に誣告する。
Although after both parties came to an agreement and there was a party held cheerfully for cerebration in Musashi Province, during the party some solders from Takeshiba surrounded Tsunemoto's residence without permission, so Tsunemoto thought he would be killed by Masakado and his solders and rushed to escape to Kyoto, he then reported to the Imperial Palace that Masakado, Prince Okiyo, and Takeshiba plotted treason together.