周囲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
周	囲
しゅう Grade: 4	い Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
周圍 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しゅうい [shúꜜùì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɕɨːi]

Noun

周(しゅう)囲(い) • (shūi) ^{←しうゐ (siuwi)^?}

surroundings; the surrounding area
(geometry) a perimeter

Synonyms

(surroundings): 周(まわ)り (mawari)
(perimeter): 周(しゅう)長(ちょう) (shūchō)

See also

円(えん)周(しゅう) (enshū)

References

“周囲”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025