周 — kanji meaning “circumference”
周
circumference, circuit, lap
- Meanings
- circumference, circuit, lap
- On'yomi
- シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi
- まわ.り
- Name readings
- あまね、しゅ、す、ちか、のり、ひろ
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #562 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- zhōu — Chinese character page
Words with 周
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 周り | まわり mawari | circumference; girth |
| 周辺 | しゅうへん shuuhen | circumference; outskirts; environs |
| 周囲 | しゅうい shuui | surroundings; environs |
| 一周 | いっしゅう isshuu | one round; one circuit; one revolution |
| 周期 | しゅうき shuuki | cycle; period |
| 周波数 | しゅうはすう shuuhasuu | frequency (esp. of waveforms) |
| 周知 | しゅうち shuuchi | common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known |
| 周遊 | しゅうゆう shuuyuu | (circular) tour; round trip; excursion |
| 周到 | しゅうとう shuutou | careful; thorough; meticulous |
| 高周波 | こうしゅうは koushuuha | high frequency; HF |
| 外周 | がいしゅう gaishuu | outer circumference; perimeter |
| 半周 | はんしゅう hanshuu | semicircle; hemicycle; half globe |
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