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居回り (いまわり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

居い回まわり

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Meanings

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noun

one's surroundings; surrounding area

obsolete term

Obsolete term for the area around oneself or one's immediate environment. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts.

古こ文ぶん書しょに「居い回まわりを清きよめる」とある。
An old document says 'to purify one's surroundings'.

Kanji

居reside, to be, exist
回-times, round, game

Similar words

周しゅう囲い
Modern common word for 'surroundings' or 'periphery'. 居回り is its obsolete predecessor.
辺あたり
Common word for 'vicinity' or 'neighborhood'. 居回り had a similar meaning but is now archaic.

Etymology

Compound of 居 (i, 'being, sitting') and 回り (mawari, 'surroundings'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is an obsolete term.