Keyword
circumference
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig339
Readings
まわ
(29%)
Composed of
upside-down box
earth
mouth
Mnemonic

The postman runs all around the whole cirumference of the earth, greeting people with his mouth as he delivers boxes of parcel everywhere.

(The box is upside-down and slightly bent on the left side since the postman is more of an Ace Ventura type of a guy.)

Used in kanji (11 in total)
tone
week
carve
sea bream
Used in vocabulary (217 in total)
surroundings; environs; circumference
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
cycle; period
very careful; thoroughly prepared
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
common knowledge; well-known fact
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
how others look at you; what others think about you
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
circumference
high frequency; HF
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
periodic; cyclic; cyclical
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
making (something) known to everyone; publicizing as widely as possible; dissemination
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
first anniversary of a person's death
surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings
one full year; first anniversary
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
periphery; circumference
peripheral; peripheral device; accessory
consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture
frequency band; waveband
fringe; rim; periphery; borders; outskirts
circuit track; circular course
cycle; wave; frequency
periodontal disease; gum disease
confusion; panic
inner circumference; internal circumference
period of revolution; orbital period
Western Zhou dynasty (of China; ca. 1046-771 BCE); Western Chou dynasty
periphery; margin; rim; penumbra
circumnavigation; circle tour by ship
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
peripheral wall; surrounding wall
scrupulous; careful; meticulous
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
broker; employment agency
one round; going around; making a round (of); first anniversary of a person's death
the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
divination (based on the Book of Changes)
death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death
periodicity; periodic; cyclic
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody
Northern Zhou dynasty (of China; 557-581); Northern Chou dynasty
Around the World in Eighty Days (1873 novel by Jules Verne)
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody
infra-sound; infrasound; low frequency sound
second time at life (oft. jokingly of precocious children); reincarnation
second anniversary of a death
peripheral equipment; peripheral device
Eastern Zhou dynasty (of China; 771-256 BCE); Eastern Chou dynasty
periodontal; parodontal
one round; going around; making a round (of); first anniversary of a person's death
Later Zhou dynasty (of China; 951-960); Later Chou dynasty
broker; middleman; employment agency
looking all around
short cycle; short period
perimeter; circumference
perinatal medical center (centre)
detour; roundabout way
brokerage; commission agency
extremely complete (thorough, careful) and detailed
heliocentric orbit; circumsolar orbit
processor frequency; clock speed
detailed and careful; scrupulous; meticulous; elaborate
surface of a cylinder; skin of a cylinder
photoperiodism; photoperiodicity
frequency characteristic; frequency response
second time at life (oft. jokingly of precocious children); reincarnation
grave-site with circular embankment (Jomon period)
brokerage; commission
surroundings; vicinity; periphery
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture
personal belongings; personal effects
fundamental frequency; fundamental
frequency meter; wavemeter
periodic table of the elements
saros period (approx. 18 years and 11 days between repetition of eclipses); saros cycle
Zhou shaku (approx. 20 cm)
spectrum management; frequency management
FDD; frequency division duplex
frequency modulation recording; FM recording
endpoint node; peripheral node
endpoint node; peripheral node
OFDM; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
frequency demultiplier; frequency divider
modified frequency modulation recording; MFM recording
perirhinal; perinasal
different frequency; inter-frequency
frequency-changer station; frequency converter station
angle at the circumference; circumferential angle; inscribed angle
low-frequency noise pollution; low-frequency pollution
annual parallax; heliocentric parallax; stellar parallax
periarthritis scapulohumeralis; shoulder periarthritis; Duplay's disease
short-period comet; periodic comet
audio frequency; audible frequency; AF
going around the entirety (of a place); going on a trip all around (a place); complete tour; whole circumference; perimeter
paronychia; whitlow; felon; agnail
peripheral vision; peripheral visual field
Examples (113 in total)
There was nobody about.
He looked about the house.
People gathered around us.