周り|まわりmawari[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncircumference; girth
2. nounsurroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
   周まわりを見渡みわたしなさい。↗

   Look about you.
3. nounpeople surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
   彼かれは多おおくの点てんで周まわりの人ひとと違ちがう。↗

   He is different from the people around him.

• Synonym周辺しゅうへんWrittenSino-Japanese word for the area around a central point, as in 「駅周辺」; leans written. 「周り」 is more colloquial and also covers the people around you.
• Synonym周囲しゅういNeutralThe surroundings of something, or the people around you, as in 「周囲の目」; slightly more formal than 「周り」.
• Synonym近くちかくNeutralNearby, as in 「近くの店」; also 'nearly', as in 「百人近く」.
• Synonym四辺しへんWrittenWritten word for the area all around, or the four sides of a shape; rare today — say 「周り」 in everyday speech.
• Synonym四囲しいWrittenLiterary word for surroundings on all sides, as in 「四囲の状況」; carries a classical flavor.
• Related付近ふきんNeutralThe area near a given spot, as in 「この付近」; common in notices and news, focused on the vicinity of a location.
• RelatedかたわらWrittenRight at one's side; also 「〜かたわら」 for doing one thing while doing another. Leans written.
• RelatedあたりNeutralThis area or nearby, and also 'about/around', as in 「この辺り」「三時辺り」.
• Relatedその辺そのへんCasualColloquial: that area over there, or 'that sort of thing', as in 「その辺は大丈夫」.
• Related辺へんNeutralRead 「へん」; usually 「この辺」「あの辺」 for the area around here/there, common in speech. On its own it leans written.
• Related近所きんじょNeutralYour own neighborhood or the neighbors, as in 「近所の人」; centered on the area around your home.
• Related近隣きんりんWrittenNeighboring areas, as in 「近隣諸国」; leans formal.
• Related間近まぢかNeutralRight before your eyes, or an event drawing near, as in 「試験が間近だ」.
• Related近辺きんぺんWrittenWritten word for the area around a place, as in 「東京近辺」.
• Related界隈かいわいWrittenA block or district, or a social circle/scene, as in 「新宿界隈」「オタク界隈」.
• RelatedはたNeutralVery close by your side, as in 「そばにいる」; everyday word stressing being right next to someone. 「周り」 is the ring all around you.
• Related近傍きんぼうWrittenWritten word for the nearby area, also a mathematics term; in ordinary contexts say 「近く」 or 「付近」.
• Related近間ちかまWrittenNearby, with an old-fashioned ring; rarely used — say 「近く」 in daily life.
• Antonym中央ちゅうおうNeutralAntonym: the center or middle, as in 「広場の中央」 — the opposite of 「周り」.

Default to 「周り」 for what surrounds you or the people around you. Use 「周辺」 for the area around a spot, 「周囲」 for a slightly formal ring around something, 「付近」/「辺り」 for the vicinity of a place, 「近所」 for around your home, 「そば」 for right beside someone, and 「中央」 for the middle.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 周囲しゅうい。
2. 周辺しゅうへん。あたり。