Vocabulary

What does 周囲 (しゅうい, shuui) mean?

周囲 (しゅうい, shuui) means surroundings, vicinity.

Quick facts
Readingしゅうい
Romajishuui
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しゅうい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshuui

surroundings, vicinity

  1. 1noun · no-adjective surroundings; environs
  2. 2noun · no-adjective circumference

Example sentences

  • There are many tall buildings around.

  • I was helped by the people around me.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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