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周囲 (しゅうい): surroundings, circumference, environs — Japanese vocabulary

周囲 is read しゅうい and means "surroundings, circumference, environs". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

周囲

Reading
しゅうい · shuui
Translation
surroundings, circumference, environs
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
しゅういが

Example

私たちの周囲の美しい自然を守ろう。

わたしたちのしゅういのうつくしいしぜんをまもろう。

Let's keep beautiful nature around us.

Kanji in this word

  • 周 — circumference
  • 囲 — surround

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