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回り回って (まわりまわって) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
adverb
after going around ; after passing through many hands/places ; eventually
Describes something that has traveled through various people, places, or circumstances before arriving at a final state or location. Often implies a winding or indirect path. The 'eventually' sense is a natural extension.
り
回まわ
っ
て
、
結けっ
局きょく
最さい
初しょ
の
案あん
に
戻もど
っ
た
。
After going through many options, we eventually came back to the original plan.
Written forms 回まわ り 回まわ って
Standard kanji spelling; the repetition of 回り is natural for the adverbial phrase.
回まわ りまわって
Variant spelling with the second 回り in kana; less common but seen in informal writing.
Similar words 巡めぐ り 巡めぐ って Similar meaning but uses 巡る (to go around, to circulate) and often has a more literary or formal nuance. 回り回って is more casual and concrete.
結けっ 局きょく Means 'in the end' or 'after all', but lacks the nuance of physical or metaphorical circulation. 回り回って emphasizes the winding path.
Etymology Reduplication of the continuative form of 回る (まわる, 'to go around') with the conjunctive particle て, literally 'going around and around'. The adverbial use developed from the idea of something circulating before reaching a conclusion.
