01
周り
まわり
surroundings
Meanings
- circumference
- circuit
- lap
Readings
Onyomi
- シュウ
Kunyomi
- まわ.り
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Useful words
02
一周
いっしゅう
one lap
03
周辺
しゅうへん
surrounding area
04
周年
しゅうねん
anniversary
05
周期
しゅうき
cycle
06
円周
えんしゅう
circumference
Compare Kanji
01回Meaning86%-times, roundCircular motion is clearer in 回; 周 widens that turn into a lap around something.02囲Meaning84%surround, besiegeA surrounding boundary links 囲 with 周, especially when learning the idea of going around.03週Component91%week週 keeps 周 inside it, turning a circuit into the recurring cycle of a week.04巡Meaning78%patrol, go aroundPatrolling or circling in 巡 reinforces the same around-the-route feeling found in 周.05調Component73%tune, tone調 keeps 周 as its compact inner block, a useful visual checkpoint.06同Shape58%same, agreeBoth have an outer frame and 口 inside, but 周 adds the extra soil-like strokes above the mouth.