taking turns; in rotation
Describes doing something by turns among a group, often with a sense of sharing a responsibility or privilege in a circular order.
We decide the cleaning duty by taking turns.
We take turns chairing the meeting.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still used.
Compound of 回り (まわり, 'circulation, rotation') and 持ち (もち, 'holding, bearing'), literally 'holding in rotation'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently describes a rotating turn-taking system.