Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 周囲(しゅうい) in Japanese

周囲
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
しゅうい
Romaji
shūi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    surroundings; environs
    Example sentence
    惑星太陽周囲回転する The planets revolve around the sun.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    circumference
    Example sentence
    僕ら周囲はよどんいた。 The water was dead around us.

Examples of 周囲, しゅうい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

7 strokes

surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: かこ.む, かこ.う, かこ.い

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JLPT 2

8 strokes

circumference, circuit, lap

On'Yomi: シュウ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.り

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