Mawari

JLPT N4

周り (Mawari) is a Japanese noun meaning “circumference, girth, surroundings, neighbourhood”.

Meanings

  1. nouncircumference; girth
  2. nounsurroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
  3. nounpeople surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

Examples

  • I looked around me.

  • He looked around.

  • He looked about the house.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 周り

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