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How to say 'Rotation' or 'Around' in Japanese | 回り

Wondering how to say 'Rotation' or 'Around' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

The Japanese word for Rotation or Around is 'Mawari', written as 回り in Japanese.'Rotation' or 'Around' in hiragana is まわり.

    word

    回り

    Meaning

    Rotation, Around

    Reading

    まわり

    mawari

    Kanji

    回Revolve, Times

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '回り (まわり)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'around', referring to the surrounding area or vicinity of something. For example: I walked around the park「公園の回りを歩いた」(こうえんのまわりをあるいた). The second meaning is 'rotation', referring to the act of turning or revolving. For example: The rotation of the Earth is fast「地球の回りは速い」(ちきゅうのまわりははやい). It's important to note that the context in which '回り' is used will determine which meaning is intended.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5736

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 回り

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    回

    Meaning

    Revolve, Times

Hiragana in the Word 回り

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

Words Related to 回り Through the Kanji 回

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 回 as well.

  • word

    回

    Meaning

    Times

  • word

    回る

    Meaning

    Rotate

  • 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 'Mawari' (回り) mean?

'Mawari' means 'Rotation' or 'Around' .

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