Jisho

×

8 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
circumference, circuit, lap
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
562 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhou1
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • circunferencia
  • vuelta
  • alrededores
  • difundir

Portuguese

  • circunferência
  • circuito
  • volta

French

  • circonférence
  • tour
  • alentours
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)
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

11 strokes
Radical:
square
Parts:
rotation, go around
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1801 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 旋律 【センリツ】 melody, tune
  • 旋風 【センプウ】 whirlwind, sensation, commotion, hullabaloo
  • 螺旋 【ラセン】 spiral, helix, screw
  • 回旋 【カイセン】 rotation, revolution, convolution

Readings

Japanese names:
せ、 めぐり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xuan2, xuan4
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • girar
  • rotar
  • dar vueltas
  • regresar

Portuguese

  • rotação
  • ir de uma lado para outro

French

  • rotation
  • révolution
1494 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1648 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2091 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1077 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1400 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1005 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1042 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1527 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
960 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1194 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
650 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
862 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1055 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13656 Morohashi
957 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2400 New Nelson (John Haig)
1046 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1125 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1447 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
470 2001 Kanji
4h7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-7 SKIP code
0828.1 Four corner code
1-32-91 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65cb Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
dipper
Parts:
fee, materials
On:
リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
295 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 料 【リョウ】 fee, charge, rate, material
  • 料金 【リョウキン】 fee, charge, fare
  • 史料 【シリョウ】 historical materials, historical records, historical sources, archives
  • 使用料 【シヨウリョウ】 use fee, rent

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
liao4
Korean:
ryo

Spanish

  • material
  • precio

Portuguese

  • taxa
  • materiais

French

  • redevance
  • recette
  • frais
  • prix
  • matériau
531 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
629 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
599 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
212 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3468 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
410 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
181 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
319 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
319 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
240 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
951 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1644 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
870 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1187 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1186 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13501 Morohashi
1292 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2374 New Nelson (John Haig)
1178 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1262 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
395 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
559 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1055 2001 Kanji
6b4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
9490.0 Four corner code
1-46-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6599 Unicode hex code