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周
JLPT N2 SL4 8 strokes Frequency: #562

Meanings

Circumference, Circuit, Lap

Radicals

口

Decomposition

βΏ΅ε†‚βΏ±εœŸε£

Etymology

Ideographic: Border 冂 around land 土 with a well 口

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-to-bottom
2 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
3 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
4 vertical right-to-left
5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
6 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
7 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
8 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚·γƒ₯ウ shuu
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
まわ mawa

Words Using This Kanji

193 words total
Other (20 words)
η‘ηœ ε‘¨ζœŸ すいみんしゅうき

sleep cycle

周倩 しゅうてん

the full scope of the heavens

世間周ηŸ₯ せけんしゅうけ

common knowledge

倩下周ηŸ₯ てんかしゅうけ

common knowledge

周囲温度 γ—γ‚…γ†γ„γŠγ‚“γ©

ambient temperature

ε‘¨εˆ°ηΆΏε―† しゅうとうめんみ぀

extremely complete (thorough, careful) and detailed

ηΆΏε―†ε‘¨εˆ° めんみ぀しゅうとう

detailed and careful

周泒数逓倍器 しゅうはすうていばいき

frequency multiplier

歯周病 ししゅうびょう

periodontal disease

ηŸ­ε‘¨ζœŸ γŸγ‚“γ—γ‚…γ†γ

short cycle

ε‘¨η”£ζœŸ しゅうさんき

perinatal period

ε‘¨η”£ζœŸε­¦ γ—γ‚…γ†γ•γ‚“γγŒγ

perinatology

ε‘¨η”£ζœŸεŒ»η™‚ γ—γ‚…γ†γ•γ‚“γγ„γ‚Šγ‚‡γ†

perinatal care

ε‘¨ζœŸθ‘¨ しゅうきひょう

periodic table

ε…ƒη΄ ε‘¨ζœŸεΎ‹ γ’γ‚“γγ—γ‚…γ†γγ‚Šγ€

periodic table of the elements

ε…ƒη΄ ε‘¨ζœŸεΎ‹θ‘¨ γ’γ‚“γγ—γ‚…γ†γγ‚Šγ€γ²γ‚‡γ†

periodic law

γ‚΅γƒ­γ‚Ήε‘¨ζœŸ ァロスしゅうき

saros period (approx. 18 years and 11 days between repetition of eclipses)

η™Ίζƒ…ε‘¨ζœŸ γ―γ€γ˜γ‚‡γ†γ—γ‚…γ†γ

estrous cycle

周尺 しゅうしゃく

Zhou shaku (approx. 20 cm)

倖周 γŒγ„γ—γ‚…γ†

outer circumference