周(まわ)り中(じゅう)

まわりじゅう
noun
all around; everywhere around; on all sides
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
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