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周 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「口」

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7Elementary year 4 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
シュウしゅう · shū
Kun
まわ(り)mawa(ri)
Meaning
circumference, all around

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Depicts a field densely planted with crops; means spreading to every corner, hence 'all around'.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシュウしゅうshū周知しゅうち周囲しゅうい円周えんしゅう
Kunまわりmawari周りまわり

Compare: 回り

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 周囲しゅうい

    surroundings

  • 一周いっしゅう

    one lap, one round

More words with this kanji

  • 周辺しゅうへん
  • 周忌しゅうき
  • 周章狼狽しゅうしょうろうばい
  • 一周忌いっしゅうき
  • 歯周病ししゅうびょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

池(いけ)の周(まわ)りを走(はし)った。

I ran around the pond.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

一周周囲周一one囲to sur…司to adm…各each唱sing器vessel口mouth祝celebr…収to tak…什utensi…囚impris…州state
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 口Map of reading シュウAll maps

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