Memory phrase for the Kanji: 周

周

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Meaning

surrounding, around, circumference

Pronunciation

 SHŪ
mawari

Explanation

 Outside: partly enclosed 冂, inside: luck 吉 (A samurai 士 with a full mouth 口 is happy 吉)

Mnemonic
Even limited luck affects the surrounding.

Radicals

吉 good luckTop: Samurai 士, below: Mund 口. (This character and radical is a simplification of 喜)
冂 encover
周 surrounding
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Vocabulary

 周り  まわり  circumference, surroundings, circulation
 周知  しゅうち  common knowledge
 円周  えんしゅう  circumference
 周期  しゅうき  cycle, period
 周囲  しゅうい  surroundings, circumference, environs
 周辺  しゅうへん  circumference, outskirts, (computer) peripheral

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