How do you read 周易?

周易 is read しゅうえき (shuueki), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 周易?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 周易 in romaji?

周易 is written shuueki in romaji, also spelled shueki.

What kanji are in 周易?

周 (Circumference, Circuit); 易 (Easy, Ready To).

周易しゅうえき

しゅうえき · shuueki (also spelled shueki)

noun

Divination (based on the Book of Changes)

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

周Circumference, Circuit, Lap 音しゅう訓まわ.り JLPT N2 · 8 strokes 易Easy, Ready To, Simple 音えき・い訓やさ.しい・やす.い JLPT N3 · 8 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

周りまわりsurroundings 周辺しゅうへんcircumference, peripheral 円周えんしゅうcircumference 周囲しゅういsurroundings, circumference, environs 周期しゅうきcycle, period 安易あんいeasy-going 貿易ぼうえきtrade 辟易へきえきwince, shrink back, succumbing to, being frightened

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What does 周易 mean?

Divination (based on the Book of Changes).

How do you pronounce 周易?

しゅうえき (shuueki). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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