回

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.

• 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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