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循環 (じゅんかん, junkan) Japanese meaning: circulation | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 循環する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 循じゅん 環かん する 循じゅん 環かん しない Polite 循じゅん 環かん します 循じゅん 環かん しません Past polite 循じゅん 環かん しました 循じゅん 環かん しませんでした Past 循じゅん 環かん した 循じゅん 環かん しなかった Te-form 循じゅん 環かん して 循じゅん 環かん しないで Desire 循じゅん 環かん したい 循じゅん 環かん したくない Potential 循じゅん 環かん できる 循じゅん 環かん できない Passive 循じゅん 環かん される 循じゅん 環かん されない Causative 循じゅん 環かん させる 循じゅん 環かん させない Causative passive 循じゅん 環かん させられる 循じゅん 環かん させられない Volitional 循じゅん 環かん しよう Polite volitional 循じゅん 環かん しましょう Imperative 循じゅん 環かん しろ 循じゅん 環かん するな Conditional 循じゅん 環かん すれば 循じゅん 環かん しなければ Tara conditional 循じゅん 環かん したら 循じゅん 環かん しなかったら
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体たい
内ない
を
循じゅん
環かん
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て
いる
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Blood circulates through the body.
We aim for a society where resources are recycled.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 循じゅん 環かん する for something to circulate
Blood circulates through the body.
〈 物もの 〉 を 循じゅん 環かん させる to circulate something (causative)
The air conditioner circulates the air.
循じゅん 環かん がいい ／ 悪わる い to have good/poor circulation
My blood circulation is poor from lack of exercise.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 循じゅん 環かん する to circulate through/around a place (e.g., a route)
This bus circulates around the city.
Related words· 10 巡る is a verb meaning to go around, tour, or revolve, while 循環 refers to a continuous, systemic cycle such as blood circulation.
サイクル is a casual loanword for 'cycle' often used in everyday or technical contexts, while 循環 is the native Sino-Japanese term favored in formal and scientific writing.
循環 is the technical/medical term for circulation (as in the circulatory system), while 巡り is the softer everyday word seen in expressions like 血の巡り.
循環 is the general term for cyclical circulation (like blood or traffic), while 還流 specifically describes a current or flow returning to its point of origin.
Show 6 more 循環 stresses cyclical movement that returns to its starting point, like blood or water, while 流通 can describe one-directional flow such as market distribution or airflow.
循環 emphasizes the act of circulating, while 回路 refers to the route or system through which that circulation happens.
循環 stresses continuous circulation within a closed system (blood, money), whereas 回転 focuses on the turning motion itself or the rate of turnover.
Don't confuse with 循環 is the neutral word for 'circulation/cycle' with no positive or negative connotation, while 悪循環 specifically means a negative, self-worsening cycle.
循環 means 'circulation' as a process (e.g. blood flow, economic cycles), whereas 循環器 specifically denotes the physical organs that carry out that circulation.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 循 (follow, circulate) and 環 (ring, loop). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning of cyclical movement or circulation.
循環 refers to circulation or a natural cyclical process (like blood circulation), whereas ローテーション is about a scheduled, orderly rotation of tasks or people.
循環 implies cyclical, repeated circulation that returns to its starting point, while 流動 describes ongoing flow without necessarily cycling back.
循環 emphasizes a repeating cycle or circulation (like blood or seasons), while 回帰 focuses on the act of returning to an earlier point within such a cycle.
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systemic circulation · general circulation (of the atmosphere)
virtuous cycle; virtuous circle
Show 6 more pulmonary circulation
circulatory organ
circular; cyclic · recycling-oriented; recycling-based
cyclicity; circularity; recurrence
cycle; cyclical period
cyclical; circulative; recursive
