重囲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
重	囲
じゅう Grade: 3	い Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
重圍 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
重	囲
ちょう Grade: 3	い Grade: 5
kan’on

Alternative spelling
重圍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːi]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːi]

Noun

重(じゅう)囲(い) or 重(ちょう)囲(い) • (jūi or chōi) ^{←ぢゆうゐ (dyuwi) or ちようゐ (tyowi)?}

1. act of surrounding or encircling; encirclement, enclosure

   敵(てき)の重(じゅう)囲(い)に陥(おちい)る

   teki no jūi ni ochiiru

   fall into the enemy's siege