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How to say 'Times (counter for occurrences)' in Japanese | 回

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The Japanese word for Times (counter for occurrences) is 'Kai', written as 回 in Japanese.'Times (counter for occurrences)' in hiragana is かい.

    word

    回

    Meaning

    Times (counter for occurrences)

    Reading

    かい

    kai

    Kanji

    回Revolve, Times (counter for occurrences)

    Explanation

    The Japanese suffix '回 (かい)' is used to indicate the number of times an action occurs. It is commonly attached to numbers to express frequency or repetition. For example: three times「三回」(さんかい). I have been to Japan twice「日本に二回行ったことがある」(にほんにかいあったことがある). This suffix is versatile and can be used in various contexts to denote occurrences, such as in sports, events, or daily activities. It is important to note that '回' is often used in combination with verbs to specify how many times an action has been performed.

    Part Of Speech

    suffix

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    286

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 回

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    回

    Meaning

    Revolve, Times (counter for occurrences)

Words Related to 回 Through the Kanji 回

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 回 as well.

  • word

    後回し

    Meaning

    Postponement

  • word

    見回す

    Meaning

    Look around

  • word

    前回

    Meaning

    Last time

  • word

    回す

    Meaning

    Turn, Pass

  • word

    回答

    Meaning

    Answer

  • word

    回り

    Meaning

    Rotation, Around

  • word

    身の回り

    Meaning

    Surroundings, Belongings

  • word

    回る

    Meaning

    Rotate

  • word

    回復

    Meaning

    Recovery

  • word

    回路

    Meaning

    Circuit

  • word

    今回

    Meaning

    This time

  • word

    回数

    Meaning

    Number, Times (counter for occurrences)

  • word

    回り道

    Meaning

    Detour

  • word

    回収

    Meaning

    Collection

  • word

    毎回

    Meaning

    Every time

  • word

    上回る

    Meaning

    Exceed

  • word

    回数券

    Meaning

    Ticket book

  • word

    回転

    Meaning

    Rotation

  • word

    次回

    Meaning

    Next

  • word

    回避

    Meaning

    Avoidance

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