circumference

On-Yomi: シュウ — Kun-Yomi: まわ.り

Koohii stories:

1) [hanako1975] 8-1-2008(188): If my LIDDED CROCK has the same CIRCUMFERENCE as my head, I like to use it as a HELMET.

2) [mdspencer] 3-4-2009(47): When the ground has an opening (a hole), you need to cover the entire circumference or you will fall in.

3) [DrWarrior12] 20-8-2007(36): You're at a motorcycle store looking to buy a helmet. The only way to check the circumference of your head is to put increasingly larger lidded crocks on your head until one slips on just right. Now you know what size helmet to buy.

4) [taikura] 10-11-2008(16): The CIRCUMFERENCE of the Earth's soil surface ( 土 ) has been the same ( 同 ) for a long time.

5) [DrJones] 29-12-2007(15): There's a hole (mouth) in the ground, so the men at work have put a barrier tape (hood) forming a circunference, to prevent people from falling into it.