Meaning of 周知(しゅうち) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 周知

Kana Reading しゅうち

Romaji shūchi

Examples of 周知, しゅうち in a sentence

彼は周知の人々より格段に優れているので、すぐには理解されないのである。

He is too much superior to those about him to be quickly understood.
天才がその存命中に名をなすことはめったにないということは周知の事実である。

It is a matter of common knowledge that a man of genius is seldom successful in his own lifetime.

周 JLPT 2

8 strokes

circumference, circuit, lap

On'Yomi: シュウ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.り

知 JLPT 4

8 strokes

know, wisdom

On'Yomi: チ

Kun'Yomi: し.る, し.らせる

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