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How to say 'Rotate' in Japanese | 回る

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The Japanese word for Rotate is 'Mawaru', written as 回る in Japanese.'Rotate' in hiragana is まわる.

    word

    回る

    Meaning

    Rotate

    Reading

    まわる

    mawaru

    Kanji

    回Revolve, Times

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '回る (まわる)' primarily means 'to rotate' or 'to revolve'. It is used to describe the action of something moving in a circular or spinning motion. This verb can be applied to physical objects, such as wheels or planets, as well as abstract concepts like time or events. For example: the earth rotates around the sun「地球は太陽の周りを回る」(ちきゅうはたいようのまわりをまわる). The fan is spinning「扇風機が回っている」(せんぷうきがまわっている). Additionally, '回る' can also imply going around a place, as in 'to tour' or 'to make rounds', for example: he went around the city「彼は街を回った」(かれはまちをまわった).

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    831

    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 回る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    回

    Meaning

    Revolve, Times

Hiragana in the Word 回る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 回る Through the Kanji 回

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 回 as well.

  • word

    回

    Meaning

    Times

  • 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

  • word

    身の回り

    Meaning

    Surroundings, Belongings

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What does 'Mawaru' (回る) mean?

'Mawaru' means 'Rotate' .

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