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Keyword
circumference
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig339
Readings
まわ
(29%)
Composed of
冂
upside-down box
土
earth
口
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)
調
tone
週
week
彫
carve
鯛
sea bream
7 more...
Used in vocabulary (187 in total)
surroundings; environs; circumference
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
184 more...
Examples (113 in total)
There was nobody about.
He looked about the house.
People gathered around us.
Let's keep beautiful nature around us.
They clustered around the fire.
The dog is walking around the table.
The dog ran around the tree.
The people standing around were all strangers.
We sat around the fire in a circle.
I looked around me.
She looked around, but she couldn't see anything.
The earth moves around the sun.
The earth goes around the sun.
We sang around the fire when it got dark.
The children were gathering around.
He gathered his children around him.
The town has beautiful surroundings.
Kate's father is near the house.
The old man drew a large crowd with his music.
He looked around.
She looked around in wonder.
We believed that the earth moves round the sun.
There are a lot of trees around the pond.
There used to be big trees around the pond.
The pond was encircled with trees.
We walked around the pond.
Compared to those around him, he looked really happy.
The surrounding hills protected the town.
The moon goes round the earth once a month.
Everyone around the area works hard.
The people gathered around a round table.
It's noisy around here, so speak a little louder.
When we're children, everything around us looks so big.
Be kind to those around you.
The planets revolve around the sun.
It goes around the sun in 365 days.
The lake is ten miles about.
A fence runs around the house.
The old man stopped suddenly and looked round.
They gathered about the fireplace.
We cut away all the grass and weeds around the church.
The moon moves around the earth.
A crowd soon gathered around him.
The earth makes one revolution around the sun in about 365 days.
They sat around the table playing cards.
They sat around the table to play cards.
The satellite made 10 orbits of the earth.
Why don't you adapt your way of life to circumstances?
I want to travel around the world.
The earth moves around the sun in 365 days.
I plan to cycle around Shikoku next year.
There's a lot of plastic bottles littered around vending machines.
He radiates happiness around wherever he goes.
There were no other elephants in the area.
He had great influence on those around him.
That boy likes to walk around the soap shop.
Police immediately sealed off the streets around the hotel as they searched for the bomb.
Noise is the most serious problem for those who live around the airports.
Tom and Mary are going to build a wall around their house.
Tom looked around and realized he was lost.
Tom looked around, but didn't see anyone.
Unfortunately, there was no one around.
The province supplies its neighbors with various raw materials.
A helicopter circled over us.
The house had a stone wall around it.
There was a stone wall around the house.
I went around Hokkaido by bike this summer.
A crowd was gathering around him.
A crowd gathered around.
Lots of butterflies are flying around the plants.
There is a fence around the house.
This bus will take you around the city.
The theory is based on thorough research.
Planets move around a fixed star.
He explored the region around the South Pole.
Nobody I know has been to Australia.
The plane circled the airport twice after taking off.
He may be jogging around the park.
Tom and Mary will have their 13th wedding anniversary soon.
Thai Air celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
We held a party in honor of the 20th anniversary of our company.
For three hundred years they have farmed the surrounding land.
The road curled around the side of the hill.
Formerly people did not know that the earth is round and that it moves around the sun.
The satellite is in orbit around the moon.
So there is a magnetic field around earth.
Of course, magnets have a magnetic field around them.
If I had the money, I'd invite you to a trip around the world.
Mary went on a voyage around the world.
I wish I could travel around the world.
They sailed around the world.
She has a great wish to travel around the world.
Last year we went on a trip around the world.
I'd like to sail around the world.
Modern travel enables us to go around the world in a few days.
Airplanes enable us to travel around the world in a few days.
Is it possible to determine the diameter from the circumference?
The people standing around were amused and laughed at the brave little dog.
The volcano erupts at regular intervals.
We sat around the fire.
The active volcano erupts at regular intervals.
A crowd of people gathered around the speaker.
Copernicus proposed the idea that the Earth travels around the Sun.
Copernicus taught that the earth moves around the sun.
Today's ceremony marks the 100th anniversary of our school.
The Arctic is the area around the North Pole.
If I had the money, I would make a trip around the world.
He made a journey around the world.
Her dream is to travel around the world.
We have just returned from a trip around the world.
My menstrual cycle is about every four weeks.
Are you familiar with the periodic table of chemical elements?
She likes Lake Mashuu.