N3Noun

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周囲しゅうい

shuui

surroundings, circumference, environs

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Example sentence

惑星は太陽の周囲を回転する。

The planets revolve around the sun.

Sentence from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR

Kanji in 周囲

circumference, circuit, lap

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

Sentences with 周囲

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
周り	N4	まわり	まわりsurroundings
雰囲気	N3	ふんいき	ふんいきatmosphere (e.g., musical), mood, ambiance
範囲	N3	はんい	はんいextent, scope, range
囲む	N3	かこむ	かこむto surround, to encircle
周辺	N2	しゅうへん	しゅうへんcircumference, peripheral
円周	N2	えんしゅう	えんしゅうcircumference
周期	N1	しゅうき	しゅうきcycle, period

More Places & Locations words

Word	Reading	Meaning
日本	にほん; にっぽん	にほん; にっぽんJapan
下	しも	しもlower area / downstream / bottom part (broader area, more fixed expressions)
場	ば	ばplace / situation / scene
地域	ちいき	ちいきarea, region
街	まち	まちtown / city area / neighborhood (general word; e.g. 街[まち]を歩く[あるく] = walk around town)
海外	かいがい	かいがいforeign, abroad, overseas
位置	いち	いちplace, position
センター	センター	センターcenter

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