しゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. cycle; period
Kanji used
circumference
period (of time)
Pitch accent
しゅ
うき
Top 24900
Composed of
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
period of revolution (e.g. of the Sun, of the Moon); orbital period
short cycle; short period
saros period (approx. 18 years and 11 days between repetition of eclipses); saros cycle