周(まわ)り中(じゅう)

まわりじゅう

noun

all around; everywhere around; on all sides

direction

1. all around; everywhere around; on all sides

The entire area surrounding a person or thing, emphasizing that every direction is included.

周(まわ)り中(じゅう)花(はな)だらけだった。

There were flowers all around.

周(まわ)り中(じゅう)の人(ひと)がこちらを見(み)ていた。

Everyone around was looking this way.

部屋(へや)の周(まわ)り中(じゅう)に本(ほん)が積(つ)み上(あ)げられていて、足(あし)の踏(ふ)み場(ば)もなかった。

Books were piled up all around the room, and there wasn't even room to stand.

Combines 周(まわ)り (surroundings) with 中(じゅう) (throughout), a suffix that emphasizes completeness across an area. Expresses that something extends in every direction without gaps.

Common collocations

周(まわ)り中(じゅう)が敵(てき): enemies on all sides
周(まわ)り中(じゅう)真(ま)っ暗(くら): pitch dark all around
周(まわ)り中(じゅう)に広(ひろ)がる: to spread all around

Similar words

辺(あた)り一面(いちめん): the whole area — emphasizes a surface or landscape covered uniformly
四方八方(しほうはっぽう): in all directions — more literary, emphasizes directions rather than proximity
至(いた)る所(ところ): everywhere — broader scope, not limited to the immediate surroundings

Related Words

Compare: 四方八方(しほうはっぽう) (in all directions)

Compare: 至(いた)る所(ところ) (everywhere)

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Added 2026.4.28 21:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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