Word Meaning 周囲

しゅうい shuui

周囲 is read as しゅうい (shuui) and means circumference.

Meaning

English

  1. circumference
  2. surroundings
  3. environs

Reading

Kana

しゅうい

Romaji

shuui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 3631 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

周囲長

しゅういちょう

perimeter

周囲温度

しゅういおんど

ambient temperature

鼻周囲

びしゅうい

perirhinal

脳室周囲白質軟化症

のうしつしゅういはくしつなんかしょう

periventricular leukomalacia (leucomalacia)

肩関節周囲炎

かたかんせつしゅういえん

periarthritis scapulohumeralis

扁桃周囲膿瘍

へんとうしゅういのうよう

peritonsillar abscess

周辺

しゅうへん

(computer) peripheral

周り

まわり

circumference

周期

しゅうき

cycle

周年

しゅうねん

n-th year anniversary

周遊

しゅうゆう

(circular) tour

周知

しゅうち

common knowledge

Example Sentences

10

No sign of the enemy in our surroundings.

There was nobody about.

The planets revolve around the sun.

There were no other elephants in the area.

Unfortunately, there was no one around.

His pessimism depressed those around him.

For three hundred years they have farmed the surrounding land.

The earth travels in an orbit around the sun.

Tom looked around, but saw no one.

America's consumer slump will hit those around it as well.