取り巻く (Torimaku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fawn over (someone)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto surround; to encircle; to enclose
- godan verb, transitive verbto fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor withoft. in the passive
Examples
繊維産業をとりまく状況は変化した。
Circumstances surrounding the textile industry have changed.
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.
音楽は空気のように我々の生活を取り巻いている。
Music surrounds our lives like air.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).