Kanji

回

回

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

囗部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ, エ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

まわる, -まわる, -まわり, まわす, -まわす, まわし-, -まわし, もとおる, かえる

Common Readings

エ, カイ, まわ…す, まわ…る

Example sentences

今回 こんかい
今回 の テスト は 難しかったです 。

This time's test was difficult.

初めて はじめて
日本 に 来た の は 、 今回 が 初めて です 。

This is the first time I've come to Japan.

回る まわる
扇風機 が 、 部屋 の 隅 で 静か に 回っている 。

The electric fan is turning quietly in the corner of the room.

地球 ちきゅう
地球 は 太陽 の 周り を 回っている 。

The Earth revolves around the sun.

回復 かいふく
彼 は 病気 から 急速 に 回復 した 。

He recovered quickly from his illness.

我が わが
我が 国 の 経済 は 徐々に 回復 している 。

Our country's economy is gradually recovering.

回す まわす
扇風機 を 回して 、 部屋 の 空気 を 入れ替えた 。

I turned on the fan and changed the air in the room.

三分の一 さんぶんのいち
給料 の 約 三分の一 を 貯金 に 回している 。

I put about one-third of my salary into savings.

回 かい
「 回 」 を 重ねる ごとに 、 上達 しました

As I repeated the turns, I improved.

叩く たたく
ドア を 三 回 叩いた が 、 返事 は なかった 。

I knocked on the door three times, but there was no answer.

Example Vocabulary

今回

こんかい

this time; on this occasion

回る

まわる

to turn; to revolve; to go around; to detour

回復

かいふく

recovery; restoration; improvement

回す

まわす

to turn; to rotate; to spin; to pass around

回

かい

time; occurrence; inning; counter for times

見回す

みまわす

to look around

回収

かいしゅう

collection; recovery; retrieval; withdrawal

回避

かいひ

avoidance; evasion; shirking

一回

いっかい

once; one time; first round

振り回す

ふりまわす

to brandish; to swing around; to display knowledge or authority

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