周 – circumference, circuit, lap

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The kanji 周 means circumference, circuit, lap. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シュウ (shuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is まわ.り (mawari). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シュウ	shuu
Kun’yomi	まわ.り	mawari

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 口・土・冂.

Words using 周

周りまわりcircumference周囲しゅういsurroundings円周えんしゅうcircumference周辺しゅうへんcircumference周期しゅうきcycle

Example sentences

周りを見渡しなさい。

Look about you.

Tatoeba #148261

彼は多くの点で周りの人と違う。

He is different from the people around him.

Tatoeba #102577

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?

Tatoeba #142806

Kanji with the same radical

同合員問和名向告品各台口営可商味

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