# 周 — Circumference

Frequency rank 489 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 右 (Right), less common than 王 (King).

- On’yomi: しゅう
- Kun’yomi: まわ
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

The character for circumference (周) looks like a path winding around a central area — a complete circuit around the perimeter.

In words:

- 周り まわり — surroundings
- 周 しゅう — circuit;lap;circumference;vicinity;Chou (dynasty)
- 周囲 しゅうい — surroundings,circumference,environs

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