Word Meaning 包囲

ほうい houi

包囲 is read as ほうい (houi) and means siege.

Meaning

English

siege
encirclement
envelopment
surrounding
besiegement

Reading

Kana

ほうい

Romaji

houi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 5509 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

包囲網

ほういもう

encirclement

ABCD包囲陣

えーびーしーでぃーほういじん

ABCD encirclement (embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940)

タイコンデロガ砦包囲戦

たいこんでろがとりでほういせん

Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)

包む

つつむ

to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)

包装

ほうそう

packing

包帯

ほうたい

bandage

包み

つつみ

counter for wrapped objects

包容力

ほうようりょく

tolerance

包含

ほうがん

inclusion

包み紙

つつみがみ

wrapping paper

包む

くるむ

to wrap up

包み込む

つつみこむ