英和和英

読み方 ろうじょう

名詞

1

A siege （as viewed from within）:（=する） to be besieged; to stand siege; to sustain a siege; to hold a castle

用例

• 一族郎党を率いて籠城する覚悟をした
  He was prepared to hold the castle―sustain a siege―with his family and followers.

• この城は籠城に堪えるか
  Can the castle stand a siege?―stand out a siege?―hold out a siege?
• 会津の城は一カ月間籠城に堪えた
  The Castle of Aizu held out for a month.
• この城は長い籠城には堪えぬ
  The castle can not stand a long siege.

2

（＝我が家に引籠ること）（=する） to be confined to one's house; to stay at home; to keep indoors

用例

• 昨日は一日籠城した
  I stayed at home―kept indoors―all yesterday.

• 雨で一日籠城した
  The rain confined me to the house―kept me indoors―all day.