Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to surround, to crowd around.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
取り囲む とりかこむ
 
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

Contained Kanji Breakdown

take, fetch, take up
と.る シュ とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
surround, besiege, store
イ かこ.む (4th, N2)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
well, well crib, town
い ショウ セイ (7th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)