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包囲ほうい (houi)

encirclement; siege

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Meaning

包囲 (ほうい, houi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “encirclement; siege”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

犯人はんにんの車くるまは警察けいさつに包囲ほういされた

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.

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