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Kanji

廻

round, game, revolve, go around, circumference

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

廴部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ, エ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

まわる, まわす, もとおる, めぐる, めぐらす

Example sentences

廻る まわる
彼は一晩中、市内を車で廻った。

He drove around the city all night.

輪廻 りんね
インドの思想では、魂は永遠に輪廻を繰り返すとされている。

In Indian thought, it is said that the soul repeats the cycle of rebirth forever.

無始無終 むしむじゅう
僧侶は、輪廻を無始無終の流れとして語った。

The monk described the cycle of rebirth as a beginningless and endless flow.

廻す まわす
彼は会議の資料を全員に廻した。

He passed the meeting materials around to everyone.

廻り まわり
駅の廻りには、古い店が残っている。

Old shops still remain around the station.

見廻す みまわす
閉館前に係員が館内を見廻し、忘れ物がないか確かめた。

Before closing, the staff member looked around the building to check whether anyone had left something behind.

Example Vocabulary

廻る

まわる

to go around; to revolve; to tour

輪廻

りんね

samsara; reincarnation; cycle of rebirth

廻す

まわす

to turn; to pass around; to route or transfer

廻り

まわり

surroundings; area around something; around

輪廻転生

りんねてんしょう

見廻す

みまわす

to look around; to inspect the surrounding area

廻る

まわる

to go around; to revolve; to tour

を廻って

をめぐって

廻し

まわし

見廻り

みまわり

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