周(まわ)り

まわり
noun
surroundings, vicinity
1. surroundings, vicinity, around
The area or environment around something or someone.
駅(えき)の周(まわ)りにはお店(みせ)が多(おお)い。
There are many shops around the station.
周(まわ)りを見(み)てください。
Please look around you.
周(まわ)りの人(ひと)に迷惑(めいわく)をかけないで。
Don't bother the people around you.

周(まわ)り means the area surrounding something.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜の周(まわ)り: around ~
  • 周(まわ)りを見(み)る: to look around
  • 周(まわ)りの人(ひと): people around (oneself)

ALTERNATE KANJI: Also written as 回(まわ)り

RELATED EXPRESSIONS:

  • 周囲(しゅうい): surroundings (more formal)
  • 辺(あた)り: vicinity, area around
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Added 2026.1.9 21:37 · Revised 2026.1.23 17:38
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