周
周

circumference, circuit, lap

8 strokesFrequency 562JLPT N2Grade 4

On

シュウ

Kun

まわ.り

Nanori

あまねしゅすちかのりひろびびまこと

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Common Words

周囲しゅういNoun～の Adj.Freq #721
1

surroundings; environs

Examples
生活のしかたを周囲の状況に合わせたらどうだい。
Why don't you adapt your way of life to circumstances?
2

circumference

Examples
この木は周囲３メートルある。
This tree measures three meters around.
周りまわりNounFreq #773
1

circumference; girth

2

surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

Examples
周りを見渡しなさい。
Look about you.
3

people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

Examples
彼は多くの点で周りの人と違う。
He is different from the people around him.
慌てるあわてる周章てるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1317
1

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic

Examples
その質問で彼はすっかりあわてた。
The question threw him off his balance.
2

Usu. 慌てて

to hurry; to rush; to hasten

周辺しゅうへんNounFreq #2366
1

Noun, used as a suffix

circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of

Examples
北極圏とは北極周辺の地域の事である。
The Arctic is the area round the North Pole.
2

Computing

(computer) peripheral

周しゅうFreq #7121
1

Counter

counter for laps or circuits

2

Common noun; Mathematics

perimeter

3

Historical term; Common noun

Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

Examples
その衛星は地球の軌道を１０周した。
The satellite made 10 orbits of the earth.
一周いっしゅうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #10452
1

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

Examples
世界を一周したいんだ。
I want to travel around the world.
遠回りとおまわりNounFreq #10564
1

detour; roundabout way

Examples
もし遠回りでなければポストに入れてください。
Please drop it in the mail if it's not out of your way.
身の回り身のまわり身の周りみのまわり身の廻りNoun～の Adj.ExpressionFreq #12710
1

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

Examples
これはみんな身の回り品ですか。
Are these all your belongings?
回りくどいまわりくどい回り諄い～い Adj.Freq #13125
1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

Examples
回りくどい言い方はしないでくれ。
Don't say it in a roundabout way.
外周がいしゅうNounFreq #17227
1

outer circumference; perimeter

2

outskirts; periphery

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