周囲

• 読み: しゅうい
• ローマ字: shuui
• 漢字の分解: 周 (shuu) — circumference, around; 囲 (i) — surround, enclose
• 発音: /ɕɯː.i/

意味

Surroundings; circumference; environs. The area or people around something or someone.

A noun with two main uses: physically, it refers to the area surrounding a place or the circumference of an object; socially, it refers to the people around someone (similar to 周りの人). Common in both written and spoken Japanese. Often appears with の to modify nouns (周囲の人, 周囲の環境).

例文

1. 周囲の人に迷惑をかけないようにしよう。
2. この湖の周囲は約十キロある。
3. 周囲が暗くなってきたから帰ろう。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily conversation, writing, descriptions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 周 (circumference, around) and 囲 (surround, enclose). Both kanji convey the sense of encircling or being around something.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal