シュウ
Meanings
Counter
Suffix
1. counter for laps or circuits
Noun
Math
2. perimeter
3. Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
Pitch accent
シュ
ウ
Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
Later Zhou dynasty (of China; 951-960); Later Chou dynasty
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
cycle; period
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
circumference
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
Western Zhou dynasty (of China; ca. 1046-771 BCE); Western Chou dynasty
periphery; circumference
fringe; rim; periphery; borders; outskirts
confusion; panic
cycle; wave; frequency
inner circumference; internal circumference
peripheral wall; surrounding wall
scrupulous; careful; meticulous
the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
perinatal period
second time at life (oft. jokingly of precocious children); reincarnation
divination (based on the Book of Changes)
death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death
flowing around
Eastern Zhou dynasty (of China; 771-256 BCE); Eastern Chou dynasty
perimeter; circumference
periodontal; parodontal
center versus periphery theory
surface of a cylinder; skin of a cylinder
surroundings; vicinity; periphery
circumpolar star
a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique
annual parallax; heliocentric parallax; stellar parallax
going around the entirety (of a place); going on a trip all around (a place); complete tour; whole circumference; perimeter
Zhou shaku (approx. 20 cm)
Examples (2 in total)
The satellite made 10 orbits of the earth.
The plane circled the airport twice after taking off.