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How to say 'Surroundings' or 'Belongings' in Japanese | 身の回り

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The Japanese word for Surroundings or Belongings is 'Minomawari', written as 身の回り in Japanese.'Surroundings' or 'Belongings' in hiragana is みのまわり.

    word

    身の回り

    Meaning

    Surroundings, Belongings

    Reading

    みのまわり

    minomawari

    Kanji

    身Body, Self 回Revolve, Times

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '身の回り (みのまわり)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'surroundings', referring to the immediate environment or area around a person. The second meaning is 'belongings', referring to personal items or things one uses daily. For example: She keeps her surroundings clean「彼女は身の回りをきれいにしている」(かのじょはみのまわりをきれいにしている). He organized his belongings「彼は身の回りのものを整理した」(かれはみのまわりのものをせいりした). The word is often used in contexts related to personal care, organization, or daily life.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    7084

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 身の回り

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    身

    Meaning

    Body, Self

  • kanji

    回

    Meaning

    Revolve, Times

Hiragana in the Word 身の回り

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    の

    Reading

    No

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

Words Related to 身の回り Through the Kanji 身

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 身 as well.

  • word

    身

    Meaning

    Body

  • word

    自身

    Meaning

    Self

  • word

    身体

    Meaning

    Body

  • word

    出身

    Meaning

    Origin

  • word

    刺身

    Meaning

    Sashimi

  • word

    全身

    Meaning

    Whole body

  • word

    身分

    Meaning

    Status

  • word

    中身

    Meaning

    Contents

  • word

    受け身

    Meaning

    Passive, Defenselessness

  • word

    身近

    Meaning

    Close

  • word

    半身

    Meaning

    Half body

  • word

    独身

    Meaning

    Single

  • word

    心身

    Meaning

    Mind body

  • word

    身長

    Meaning

    Height

  • word

    身なり

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    身振り

    Meaning

    Gesture

Words Related to 身の回り Through the Kanji 回

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 回 as well.

  • word

    回

    Meaning

    Times

  • word

    回る

    Meaning

    Rotate

  • word

    今回

    Meaning

    This time

  • word

    回す

    Meaning

    Turn, Pass

  • word

    回路

    Meaning

    Circuit

  • word

    前回

    Meaning

    Last time

  • word

    後回し

    Meaning

    Postponement

  • word

    回数券

    Meaning

    Ticket book

  • word

    次回

    Meaning

    Next

  • word

    回転

    Meaning

    Rotation

  • word

    回答

    Meaning

    Answer

  • word

    回復

    Meaning

    Recovery

  • word

    回収

    Meaning

    Collection

  • word

    見回す

    Meaning

    Look around

  • word

    回数

    Meaning

    Number, Times

  • word

    回避

    Meaning

    Avoidance

  • word

    回り

    Meaning

    Rotation, Around

  • word

    回り道

    Meaning

    Detour

  • word

    上回る

    Meaning

    Exceed

  • word

    毎回

    Meaning

    Every time

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'Minomawari' means 'Surroundings' or 'Belongings' .

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