犬たちが鹿の周りを包囲していた。

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犬たちが鹿の周りを包囲していた。

English Translation

The dogs were closing in on the deer.

Furigana

犬(いぬ)たちが鹿(しか)の周(まわ)りを包囲(ほうい)していた。

Romanji

Inutachi ga shika no mawari o hōishiteita.

Words

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

鹿 (しか、かせぎ、か、ろく、シカ)

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

周り (まわり)

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

包囲 (ほうい)

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement