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旋回運動 (せんかいうんどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

旋せん回かい運うん動どう

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Meanings

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noun

gyrating movement; rotating movement

Technical or descriptive term for a turning, revolving, or gyrating motion, often used in physics, engineering, or dance contexts.

この機き械かいは旋せん回かい運うん動どうを利り用ようして材ざい料りょうを混まぜる。
This machine mixes materials using a rotating movement.
フィギュアスケートの選せん手しゅは

美うつく

しい

旋せん

回かい

運うん

動どう

を

見み

せ

た

。

The figure skater performed a beautiful spinning movement.

Kanji

旋rotation, go around
回-times, round, game
運carry, luck, destiny
動move, motion, change

Similar words

回かい転てん
回転 is a more common, everyday word for rotation or revolution, while 旋回運動 is a more formal, technical compound emphasizing the motion itself.

Etymology

Compound of 旋回 (turning, revolving) and 運動 (movement, motion). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji components are conventionally associated with circular motion.