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Japanese word 取り巻く: to surround / to encircle. Meanings and example sentences.

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取り巻く (とりまく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

取り巻く (とりまく) means to surround / to encircle.

See example sentences below.

取り巻く at a glance

取り巻く
とりまくtorimaku
N1verb
to surround / to encircle
取り巻くとりまくtorimakuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 取り巻く

Core meaning

to surround / to encircle

Basic example sentences

Example 1

警備員が建物を取り巻いている。

Translation

Security guards are surrounding the building.

Example 2

花が池を取り巻いて咲いている。

Translation

Flowers are blooming around the pond.

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