| Kanji | 周 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | シュウ |
| Kunyomi | まわ.り |
| Nanori | あまね, しゅ, す, ちか, のり, ひろ, びび, まこと |
| English | circumference, circuit, lap |
| Examples | 周辺(しゅうへん): (1) circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of (2) (computer) peripheral 周囲(しゅうい): (1) surroundings; environs (2) circumference 周期(しゅうき): cycle; period 円周(えんしゅう): circumference 周(しゅう): (1) Zhou (dynasty of China); Chou (2) (geometric) perimeter (3) counter for laps or circuits |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 4 |
| Frequency | 562 |
| Components | 冂: upside-down box radical (no. 13) 吉: good luck; joy; congratulations |
| Number of Strokes | 8 |
| Kanji Radical | 口 |
| Radical Number | 30 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | くち・くちへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | circumference |
| Koohii Story 1 | If my LIDDED CROCK has the same CIRCUMFERENCE as my head, I like to use it as a HELMET. |
| Koohii Story 2 | You´re at a motorcycle store looking to buy a helmet. The only way to check the circumference of your head is to put increasingly larger lidded crocks on your head until one slips on just right. Now you know what size helmet to buy. |
| RTK Index (new) | 339 |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade4, kanjifreq501-750, kanji_physical.properties_shape.size
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