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Kanji Detail for 周 - "around, cycle"

周

  • Meaning

    周 means "around, cycle." Also associated with complete.

    1. Around - Surrounding; encircling.

    2. Complete - Thorough; comprehensive.

    3. Cycle - A round; a circuit.

  • Words using 周

    • 周辺 しゅうへん Listen circumference; outskirts; environs
    • 周年 しゅうねん Listen whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
    • 周囲 しゅうい Listen surroundings; environs; circumference
    • 周り まわり Listen circumference; girth; surroundings
    • 周知 しゅうち Listen common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
    • 一周 いっしゅう Listen one round; one circuit; one revolution
    • 周波数 しゅうはすう Listen frequency (esp. of waveforms)
    • 周期 しゅうき Listen cycle; period

  • Four-character idioms with 周

    • 周知徹底 しゅうちてってい Listen making (something) known to everyone; publicizing as widely as possible; dissemination
    • 周章狼狽 しゅうしょうろうばい Listen consternation; falling into a panic; fluster
    • 用意周到 よういしゅうとう Listen very careful; thoroughly prepared

  • Tattoo check: 周

    • Verified meaning: around, cycle
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あまね, いたる, おさむ, かね)
    • Also carries these associations: complete

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 周

    Given names 周(あまね)Listen 周(いたる)Listen 周(しゅう)Listen 周(しゅうき)Listen 周(しゅうてい)Listen

    Surnames 周(おさむ)Listen 周(かね)Listen 周(しゅ)Listen 周(しゆ)Listen 周(じゅう)Listen 周(しゅうきち)Listen 周(しゅうじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    circumference; circuit; lap

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    Zhou dynasty; circumference

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    Zhou dynasty; circumference

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Everywhere; thorough. Such as the colloquial 周到, 周至, meaning handling affairs thoroughly from beginning to end without omission. | A circuit. Also commonly written as 週. Like saying one rotation. Measuring the edge of a circle is called 圓周 (circumference). | Interchangeable with 賙. To give. (Analects) "The gentleman assists the needy and doesn't enrich the wealthy." | A dynasty name. The Yin ancestor Gugong Danfu moved from Bin to Qi, first establishing the state name. The land is in present-day Qishan County, Shaanxi. Passed down to King Wu, who destroyed Shang and ruled all under heaven (1122 BCE). Thirty-five rulers over 874 years. Destroyed by Qin.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mawari(まわ-り) まわ-り

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    around complete cycle circulate everywhere fulfill rescue surroundings dynasty circumference lap perimeter circuit encircle orbit neighborhood

Sentences including 周

  • She looked around , but she couldn't see anything.

  • The lake is ten miles about.

  • My dream is to take a round-the-world trip.

  • Look about you.

  • I looked around me.

  • We sat around the fire in a circle.

  • Be kind to those around you.

  • It was believed that the sun went around the earth.

  • They sailed around the world.

  • I want to go on a journey around the world if possible.

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