持もち回まわり

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

rotation; taking turns

Refers to a system where a role, responsibility, or item is passed around among members of a group in turn. Common in organizational contexts.

会かい長ちょうは一いち年ねんごとの持もち回まわ

り

です

。

The chairperson position rotates every year.

当とう番ばんは持もち回まわりで決きめましょう。

Let's decide the duty roster by taking turns.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を持もち回まわりにするto make something rotate among members (e.g. a role or duty)
会かい長ちょうの役やく職しょくを持もち回まわりにすることにした。
We decided to rotate the chairperson's position among the members.
持もち回まわりで〈動どう詞し〉to do something on a rotating basis, taking turns
議ぎ長ちょうは毎まい年ねん持もち回まわりで決きめる。
The chairperson is decided on a rotating basis every year.

Kanji

持hold, have
回-times, round, game

Related words

交こう代たいN2
交代 refers to a change or shift of persons, while 持ち回り emphasizes the cyclical passing of a role among members.
順じゅん番ばんN3
順番 is a general term for order or turn, whereas 持ち回り specifically implies a rotating system where the same role circulates.
ローテーション
ローテーション is a borrowed word often used in sports or scheduling contexts for a rotation, while 持ち回り is the native term typically used in organizational or administrative settings.
輪りん番ばん
持ち回り emphasizes passing a task or role around a group informally, while 輪番 suggests a more fixed, scheduled rotation system.

Word family

持もち回まわり閣かく議ぎ
round-robin cabinet meeting

Written forms

持もち回まわりUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
持もち回まわり
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 持ち (mochi, 'holding') + 回り (mawari, 'circulation'). Literally 'carrying around', it came to mean a rotating system where a duty or item is passed along.