The kanji 周: meaning, readings and stroke order

周

Meaning: around, lap
On reading: シュウ shuu
Kun reading: まわ（り） mawari
Strokes: 8
Radical: 口 mouth, opening
Level: Level 4 · grade 4

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: xung quanh, một vòng (chu)
Japanese: まわり。ひとまわり。
Korean: 둘레, 바퀴 (주)
Chinese: 周围、一圈

Readings, words and example sentences

シュウ shuu · on reading

一いっ周しゅう
going all the way around
池を 一いっ周しゅうしました。
I went all the way around the pond.

まわ（り） mawari · kun reading

周まわり
around, the area around
家の 周まわりを歩きます。
I walk around the house.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.