Illustration: At a small farm outside a Japanese town, a keeper carrying an empty feed bucket finds themself surrounded by geese. The birds form a complete loose ring, with several in front, others beside each leg, and more plainly visible behind the keeper. Their necks all point inward toward the bucket.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

取とり囲かこむ

torikakomu

to surround, to encircle

Example sentences

彼かれは群衆ぐんしゅうに取とり囲かこまれた。
He was surrounded by the crowd.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
高たかい松まつの木きが湖みずうみの周囲しゅういを取とり囲かこんでいる。
Tall pine trees form a ring around the lake.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
トムは警察官けいさつかんに取とり囲かこまれた。
Tom was surrounded by police officers.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 取囲

取takeOnシュKunとる・とり・とり-
囲surround; besiegeOnイKunかこむ・かこう・かこい

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