輪わ

わ

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

ring; circle; loop

General word for a ring-shaped object, circular form, or loop.

指ゆびに銀ぎんの輪

わ

を

はめ

て

いる

。

She wears a silver ring on her finger.

煙けむりが輪わになって上あがっていった。

The smoke rose in rings.

2

noun

hoop

Specifically a hoop, such as a basketball hoop or a hula hoop.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉で輪わを作つくるto make a loop/ring out of something
ロープで輪わを作つくった。
I made a loop out of the rope.
〈物もの〉の輪わが回まわるfor a wheel to turn
自じ転てん車しゃの輪わがスムーズに回まわる。
The bicycle's wheel turns smoothly.
〈人ひと〉の輪わに加くわわるto join a circle (of people)
彼かれは仲なか間まの輪わに加くわわった。
He joined the circle of friends.
輪わをくぐるto pass through a hoop
犬いぬが輪わをくぐる練れん習しゅうをした。
The dog practiced passing through the hoop.

Expressions

知ち恵えの輪わdisentanglement puzzle; wire puzzle
天てん使しの輪わhalo; angel ring · hair glow; shiny hair ring
輪わになるform a circle; gather in a circle
輪わを描かくform a circle; move in a circle · draw a circle
輪わをかけるexceed; be even more; exaggerate

Kanji

輪wheel, ring, circle
環ring, circle, loop

Related words· 7

円えんN4sense 1
円 refers to a circle as a flat geometric shape, while 輪 emphasizes a ring-like or looped physical form.
環かん sense 1
環 is a more formal or technical word for a closed ring or loop (as in 環状), while 輪 is the everyday word for the same shape.
リング sense 1
リング is a loanword often used for specific manufactured rings like jewelry or a boxing ring, while 輪 is the native Japanese word with broader everyday use.
フープ sense 2
フープ is a loanword used specifically for hoops like hula hoops, while 輪 can mean the same but also covers many other ring-shaped things.

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金かな輪わ
輪 is the plain native word for any ring or loop shape, while 金輪 specifies that the ring is made of metal.
ループ
輪 is the native Japanese word for a ring or circle and is used broadly for physical hoops or circles of people, while ループ is a loanword favored in technical, computing, or specialized contexts.
丸まるN3
輪 refers to a ring-shaped loop or band, whereas 丸 refers to a filled round shape like a dot or disc.

Don't confuse with

輪りんN1
輪 read りん is the counter for wheels and flowers, while the same kanji read わ is a noun meaning 'ring' or 'loop'.

Word family· 51

指ゆび輪わN5
ring; finger ring
首くび輪わN1
animal collar · necklace; choker
金かな輪わ
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band · trivet · train wheel
内うち輪わ
family circle; in-group; one's own circle · private matters; internal affairs · conservative; moderate; on the low side · pigeon toe; in-toeing

Written forms

輪わUsage93%
Standard kanji for ring, circle, and wheel.
ワUsage3%
わUsage2%
環わUsage1%
Rare kanji variant for ring or circle; more commonly read かん.

Etymology

Native Japanese word. The kanji 輪 is a phono-semantic compound with 車 (vehicle) and 侖 (order, arrange), suggesting an orderly circular object like a wheel.

輪わっか

ring; loop · halo

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輪わ切ぎり
round slice; cutting into rounds · dividing into groups; stratifying
輪わゴムN1
rubber band; elastic band
腕うで輪わ
bracelet; bangle
花はな輪わ
wreath; garland
埴はに輪わ
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
ちくわ
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
内うち輪わもめ
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
輪わ投なげ
ring toss; quoits
浮うき輪わ
swim ring; life buoy
茅ちの輪わ
cogon grass ring; sacred grass hoop
口くち輪わ
muzzle
台だい輪わ
architrave
喉のど輪わ
thrust at the opponent's throat
貝かい輪わ
seashell bracelet
足あし輪わ
leg band; ring; anklet
輪わ中じゅう
ring-shaped community surrounded by flood-control embankments
輪わ奈な
loop (of thread, string, etc.)
輪わ差さ
loop; snare
輪わ縄なわ
lariat; lasso; slip noose
ワムシ
rotifer

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