JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 周: "circumference, circuit, lap"
The kanji 周 means "circumference, circuit, lap". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read シュウ in on'yomi and まわ.り in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まわ.り
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | circumference, circuit, lap |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 562 of 2,501 |
Common words with 周
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 周囲surroundings; environs · circumference
- 周りcircumference; girth · surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
- 周辺circumference; outskirts; environs; around · (computer) peripheral
- 周counter for laps or circuits · perimeter
- 一周one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap
- 外周outer circumference; perimeter · outskirts; periphery
- 周知common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
- 周到careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
- 周回going around; orbiting; circling · circumference; girth; surroundings
- 用意周到very careful; thoroughly prepared
- 周知の事実common knowledge; well-known fact
- 周期cycle; period
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