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 refers to the area surrounding a person, place, or thing. One of the most common spatial words in everyday Japanese.

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)
  • 周(まわ)りに気(き)を使(つか)う: to be considerate of those around you

KANJI NOTE:
Also written as 回(まわ)り. Both are common, but 周(まわ)り is more standard for "surroundings."

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 周囲(しゅうい): surroundings (more formal/written)
  • 辺(あた)り: vicinity, neighborhood
  • 近(ちか)く: nearby
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Added 2026.1.9 21:37 · Revised 2026.3.27 12:01
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