| 632 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 532 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 504 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 694 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 622 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 187 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 409 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 736 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 91 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 91 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 558 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 324 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3720 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1903 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2585 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 323 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3441P | Morohashi |
| 2998 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 768 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 317 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 339 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 507 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
562 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 周 【シュウ】 counter for laps or circuits, perimeter, Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
- 周囲 【シュウイ】 surroundings, environs, circumference
- 円周 【エンシュウ】 circumference
- 外周 【ガイシュウ】 outer circumference, perimeter, outskirts, periphery
Kun reading compounds
- 周り 【まわり】 circumference, girth, surroundings, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, people surrounding oneself, surrounding circumstances
- 回りくどい 【まわりくどい】 circuitous, roundabout, indirect
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あまね、 しゅ、 す、 ちか、 のり、 ひろ、 びび、 まこと
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- circunferencia
- vuelta
- alrededores
- difundir
Portuguese
- circunferência
- circuito
- volta
French
- circonférence
- tour
- alentours
| 3649 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5468 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1940 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尺 【シャク】 shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm), rule, measure, scale, length
- 尺度 【シャクド】 gauge, standard, measure, criterion, index, length, size, (measuring) rule, scale
- 大尺 【ダイシャク】 large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)
- 対数尺 【タイスウジャク】 logarithmic scale
- 尺寸 【シャクスン】 (something) tiny, trifle
- 尺地 【セキチ】 small plot of land
- 咫尺 【シセキ】 very short distance
Kun reading compounds
- 尺 【さし】 ruler, measure
- 畳尺 【たたみじゃく】 folding ruler, collapsible ruler
Readings
- Korean:
- cheog
Spanish
- regla
- medida
- antigua unidad de medida
Portuguese
- shaku
- pé Japonês
- medida
- escala
- regra
French
- shaku (30,303 cm)
- mesure
- échelle
- règle
| 895 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 884 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1842 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1377 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1781 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1227 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 96 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1895 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2071 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 762 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 521 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4248 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2146 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2896 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1079 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7632 | Morohashi |
| 3440 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1404 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1070 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1151 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 830 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3762 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 7780.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c3a | Unicode hex code |