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How to say 'Turn' or 'Pass' in Japanese | 回す

Wondering how to say 'Turn' or 'Pass' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

The Japanese word for Turn or Pass is 'Mawasu', written as 回す in Japanese.'Turn' or 'Pass' in hiragana is まわす.

    word

    回す

    Meaning

    Turn, Pass

    Reading

    まわす

    mawasu

    Kanji

    Revolve, Times

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '回す (まわす)' primarily means 'to turn' or 'to rotate' something, such as turning a knob or rotating an object. It can also mean 'to pass' something around, like passing a document or an item to someone else. For example: turn the handle「ハンドルを回す」(ハンドルをまわす). Please pass the salt「塩を回してください」(しおをまわしてください). This verb is versatile and can be used in various contexts, both literal and figurative, to indicate the action of turning or passing.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    1937

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 回す

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Revolve, Times

Hiragana in the Word 回す

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Su

Words Related to 回す Through the Kanji

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 回 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Times

  • word

    回る

    Meaning

    Rotate

  • word

    今回

    Meaning

    This time

  • 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 'Mawasu' (回す) mean?

'Mawasu' means 'Turn' or 'Pass' .

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