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経巡る (へめぐる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

経へ巡めぐる

へ

め

ぐ

る

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru)

travel about; wander; roam

Literary or poetic verb for traveling around various places, often with a sense of leisurely or aimless wandering. Rare in everyday speech.

彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、世せ界かい中じゅうを経へ巡めぐった。
In his youth, he traveled about the world.
風かぜの便たよ

り

が

国くに

々ぐに

を

経へ

巡めぐ

る

。

Rumors wander from country to country.

Written forms

経へ巡めぐるUsage53%
Literary kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing. The kana form へめぐる is more common.
へめぐるUsage47%
Kana spelling, more common in modern usage than the kanji form.

Kanji

経sutra, longitude, pass thru
巡patrol, go around, circumference

Similar words

巡めぐる
巡る is the common verb for 'to go around' or 'to tour', while 経巡る is a rare literary compound with a nuance of traveling through or across multiple places.
旅たびする
旅する is the standard neutral word for 'to travel', whereas 経巡る is a rare, poetic alternative.

Etymology

Compound of 経 (へ, 'pass through') and 巡る (めぐる, 'go around'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination yields a literary sense of traveling through and around various places.