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Kotomora

回

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

JLPTN4StatusJōyō · grade 2FrequencyTop 100Strokes6

Readings

On'yomi

  • カイ
  • エ

Kun'yomi

  • 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

Meaning

回 centers on circular motion and repetition: something that revolves, goes around, or occurs in rounds. The counter sense is a natural extension of counting occurrences as cycles or turns.

Most common words using 回

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  • 回かい
    N4

    counter for occurrences

  • 今回こんかい
    N3

    this time; now

  • 回るまわる
    N4

    to turn; to rotate; to revolve; to spin

  • 回復かいふく
    N3

    restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; return; improvement

  • 前回ぜんかい
    N3

    previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

  • 回転かいてん
    N2

    rotation; revolution; turn; spin

  • 毎回まいかい

    every time; each round

  • 回収かいしゅう
    N2

    collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

  • 回答かいとう
    N3

    reply; answer

  • 初回しょかい

    first time; first innings; initial attempt

  • 回しまわし

    mawashi; belt; loincloth

  • 回数かいすう
    N3

    number of times; frequency; count

  • 回避かいひ

    evasion; avoidance

  • 次回じかい
    N3

    next time (occasion)

  • 回すまわす
    N4

    to turn; to rotate; to spin; to twist; to gyrate

  • 回線かいせん

    circuit; line

  • 上回るうわまわる
    N2

    to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

  • 回路かいろ
    N1

    circuit

  • 回戦かいせん

    event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.

  • 巡回じゅんかい
    N1

    going around; patrol; round; tour

  • 撤回てっかい
    N1

    withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

  • 回帰かいき
    N1

    return (to); revolution; recurrence

  • 旋回せんかい

    revolution; rotation; turning; circling; swiveling

  • 後回しあとまわし
    N2

    putting off; postponing

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Study

Etymology

回 is a pictograph of a spiral or revolving motion, with the modern form showing a smaller inner 口 inside a larger outer enclosure 囗, suggesting something turning within a boundary.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture a spinning top inside a box: the outer 囗 is the box, and the inner 口 is the top whirling around. Each spin is one round, one time, one occurrence.

Reading mnemonic

For カイ, imagine a kite flying in circles: kite -> カイ, and each loop is one round.