周
around; circumference; circuit; lap
8 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 562.
Readings
- シュウ (on reading): 周年 (しゅうねん) n-th year anniversary; 周辺 (しゅうへん) circumference
- まわり (kun reading): 周り (まわり) surroundings; 周りの目 (まわりのめ) how others look at you
- Read as a whole word: 周防 (すおう) Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Components
Kanji containing 周
- 調 tune
- 週 week
- 彫 carve
- 鯛 sea bream
- 凋 wither
- 惆 grieve over
- 稠 density
- 綢 be clothed in
- 蜩 clear-toned cicada
- 雕 carving
Words using 周
- 周年 (しゅうねん) n-th year anniversary
- 周辺 (しゅうへん) circumference
- 周囲 (しゅうい) surroundings
- 周 (しゅう) counter for laps or circuits
- 周回 (しゅうかい) going around
- 周り (まわり) surroundings
- 周りの目 (まわりのめ) how others look at you
- 周防 (すおう) Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
208 words in all.