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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

562 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: circumference, circuit, lap

Kunyomi: まわ.り

Onyomi: シュウ

Composition: 冂 吉

周

Radical

Radical: 口

Reading: くち

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

周囲(しゅうい)   perimeter, surroundings

周辺(しゅうへん)   outskirts, peripheral

周期(しゅうき)   cycle, period

周波数(しゅうはすう)   frequency

周遊券(しゅうゆうけん)   excursion ticket

円周(えんしゅう)   circumference

一周忌(いっしゅうき)   first anniversary of a death

百周年(ひゃくしゅうねん)   centennial

一周する(いっしゅうする)   go around once

周り(まわり)   perimeter, surroundings

Onyomi Examples

周 (シュウ) counter for laps or circuits, perimeter, Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty

周囲 (シュウイ) surroundings, environs, circumference

円周 (エンシュウ) circumference

外周 (ガイシュウ) outer circumference, perimeter, outskirts, periphery

Kunyomi Examples

周り (まわり) circumference, girth, surroundings, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, people surrounding oneself, surrounding circumstances

回りくどい (まわりくどい) circuitous, roundabout, indirect

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