Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くち

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

囲(しゅうい)   perimeter, surroundings

辺(しゅうへん)   outskirts, peripheral

期(しゅうき)   cycle, period

波数(しゅうはすう)   frequency

遊券(しゅうゆうけん)   excursion ticket

(えんしゅう)   circumference

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

年(ひゃくしゅうねん)   centennial

する(いっしゅうする)   go around once

り(まわり)   perimeter, surroundings

Onyomi Examples

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

シュウイ surroundings, environs, circumference

エンシュウ circumference

ガイシュウ outer circumference, perimeter, outskirts, periphery

Kunyomi Examples

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

りの目 まわりのめ how others look at you, what others think about you