1An enclosure or boxed-off area; a surround or frame used to enclose something (e.g., a boxed notice or hedge).
庭を低い生垣の囲みで区切った。
I divided the garden with a low hedge enclosure.
新聞の囲み記事に注意喚起が載っていた。
A warning was printed in the boxed article in the newspaper.
写真の囲みには注意事項が書かれている。
Notes are written in the box around the photo.
2A siege or encirclement; surrounding an enemy to isolate them.
城は敵の囲みで孤立した。
The castle was isolated by the enemy's encirclement.
味方は敵の囲みを破って脱出した。
Our side broke through the enemy's encirclement and escaped.