This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シュウ、まわ.り
Romaji: shū, mawa.ri
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あまね、しゅ、す、ちか、のり、ひろ、びび、まこと
Romaji: amane, shu, su, chika, nori, hiro, bibi, makoto
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Meanings

circumference, circuit, lap

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  13
Frequency:  562
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  3-2-6
Korean Reading:  ju
Chinese Reading:  zhou1
Unicode:  5468
JIS:  3C7E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2998
Nelson Index: 622
New Nelson Index: 768
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2r6.1
Four Corner Index: 7722.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 504
Gakken Index: 694
Japanese Names Index: 736
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3441P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0953
Remembering the kanji Index: 317
Kanji Flashcards Index: 409
Kodansha Compact Index: 324
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 532
Kanji in Context Index: 558
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1903
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2585
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 323
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 339
Essential Kanji Index: 187
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3720
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3649
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 632
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 507

Words

(しゅう)
Zhou (dynasty of China); Chou; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
周年 (しゅうねん)
whole year; anniversary
周波数 (しゅうはすう)
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
周り (まわり)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
周回 (しゅうかい)
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
周辺 (しゅうへん)
circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of; (computer) peripheral
周囲 (しゅうい)
surroundings; environs; circumference
周期 (しゅうき)
cycle; period
一周 (いっしゅう、ひとめぐり)
once around; a revolution; a lap; a turn; a round; one full year
周遊 (しゅうゆう)
excursion ticket; tour; round trip
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