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取り巻く

取巻く、 取りまく

Reading

Kana: とりまく
Romaji: torimaku
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Definition

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to surround; to circle; to enclose

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: カン、 ケン、 ま.く、 まき、 ま.き
Meanings: scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)

Example Sentences

繊維(せんい)産業(さんぎょう)をとりまく状況(じょうきょう)変化(へんか)した。
➥Circumstances surrounding the textile industry have changed.
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音楽(おんがく)空気(くうき)のように我々(われわれ)生活(せいかつ)(とま)()いている。
➥Music surrounds our lives like air.
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老年(ろうねん)()()()かれている(しま)である。
➥Old age is an island surrounded by death.
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