LingakuFrequency rank: 3,813.
- to surround; to crowd around
Godan verb with 'mu' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 取り囲む【とりかこむ】Frequency rank: 3,813.
- 取囲む【とりかこむ】
- 取りかこむ【とりかこむ】
- とり囲む【とりかこむ】Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
- とりかこむ
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to surround
- to crowd around
This meaning is used when describing the action of encircling or enclosing something or someone, often in a physical sense.
They surrounded the house.
This meaning is used when referring to a large number of people gathering closely around something or someone, often in a social context.
Generated collocations (experimental)
とりかこむ取り囲むことthe act of surroundingとりかこまれる取り囲まれるto be surroundedたてもの建物をとりかこむ取り囲むto surround a buildingてき敵をとりかこむ取り囲むto surround the enemyとりかこむ取り囲むようにすわる座るto sit in a circle aroundけいさつ警察にとりかこまれる取り囲まれるto be surrounded by the policeかいじょう会場をとりかこむ取り囲むto surround the venueとりかこむ取り囲むふうけい風景surrounding sceneryとりかこむ取り囲むぐんしゅう群衆crowd surroundingくらすめえとクラスメートにとりかこまれる取り囲まれるto be surrounded by classmates
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