How to say 'Revolve' or 'Tour' in Japanese | 巡る

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The Japanese word for Revolve or Tour is 'Meguru', written as 巡る in Japanese.'Revolve' or 'Tour' in hiragana is めぐる.

word

巡る

Meaning

Revolve, Tour

Reading

めぐる

meguru

Kanji

巡Go around, Patrol

Explanation

The Japanese verb '巡る (めぐる)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'to revolve' or 'to go around', often used to describe something moving in a circular or cyclical manner, such as the Earth revolving around the Sun「地球は太陽を巡る」(ちきゅうはたいようをめぐる). The second meaning is 'to tour' or 'to visit multiple places in sequence', such as when someone visits various temples on a pilgrimage「彼はお寺を巡った」(かれはおてらをめぐった). This verb can also be used metaphorically to describe the passage of time or the recurrence of events, as in 'seasons revolve'「季節が巡る」(きせつがめぐる).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1673

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 巡る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

巡

Meaning

Go around, Patrol

Hiragana in the Word 巡る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

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word

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Meaning

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'Meguru' means 'Revolve' or 'Tour' .

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