N1Verb

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取り巻くとりまく

torimaku

to surround, to circle, to enclose

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Example sentence

老年は死に取り巻かれている島である。

Old age is an island surrounded by death.

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Kanji in 取り巻く

take, fetch, take up

scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)

Sentences with 取り巻く

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
取る	N5	とる	とるto take, to pick up; to take (a class); to get (a grade)
取り替える	N4	とりかえる	とりかえるto exchange, to replace
取れる	N3	とれる	とれるto come off, to be taken off
受け取る	N3	うけとる	うけとるto receive, to get, to accept
取り上げる	N3	とりあげる	とりあげるto take up, to pick up; to confiscate
巻く	N3	まく	まくto wind, to coil, to roll
取り出す	N2	とりだす	とりだすto take out, to pick out
取り入れる	N2	とりいれる	とりいれるto harvest, to take in, to adopt

More Actions & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
外方	そっぽ	そっぽlook (or turn) the other way
登録	とうろく	とうろくregistration, register, record
寄り掛かる	よりかかる	よりかかるto lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on
カット	カット	カットcut, cutting
上昇	じょうしょう	じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing
ジャンプ	ジャンプ	ジャンプjump
接触	せっしょく	せっしょくtouch, contact
損う	そこなう	そこなうto harm, to hurt

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