周り (Mawari) is a Japanese noun meaning “circumference, girth, surroundings, neighbourhood”.
Meanings
- nouncircumference; girth
- nounsurroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
- nounpeople surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
Examples
僕は周りを見回した。
I looked around me.
彼は周りを見渡した。
He looked around.
彼は家の周りを見た。
He looked about the house.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).