周り (まわり) — surroundings, around
周り
surroundings
Frequency #1026
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
2 characters
noun
mawari
まわり
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
まわり[0] heiban 平板
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Meanings
- surroundings
- around
Explained in simple Japanese
- ある ものの ちかくを かこむ ところ。
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Usage examples
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その周りで働いた多くの人にも生活がありました。
Sono mawari de hataraita ooku no hito ni mo seikatsu ga arimashita.
The many people who worked around them also had lives of their own.
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