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周囲: surroundings, environs | JLPT N3 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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周囲

JLPT N3Vocabulary

周囲(しゅうい)

しゅうい

surroundings, environs

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Reading and meaning

Reading: しゅうい
Romaji: shuui
Meaning: surroundings, environs
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

周囲(しゅうい)の人(ひと)に迷惑(めいわく)をかけないようにしましょう。
Let us try not to inconvenience the people around us.
周囲(しゅうい)をよく見(み)てから道路(どうろ)を渡(わた)ってください。
Please look carefully around you before crossing the road.
周囲(しゅうい)の音(おと)が大(おお)きくて、先生(せんせい)の声

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(

こえ

)

が

聞(き)

こえなかった。

The surrounding noise was so loud that I could not hear the teacher's voice.

周囲(しゅうい)の景色(けしき)を楽(たの)しみながら、ゆっくり歩(ある)いた。

I walked slowly while enjoying the surrounding scenery.

Kanji in this lesson

周circumference, circuit, lapJLPT N3 囲surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keepJLPT N3