旋せん回かい

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旋回する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	旋せん回かいする	旋せん回かいしない
Polite	旋せん回かいします	旋せん回かいしません
Past polite	旋せん回かいしました	旋せん回かいしませんでした
Past	旋せん回かいした	旋せん回かいしなかった
Te-form	旋せん回かいして	旋せん回かいしないで
Desire	旋せん回かいしたい	旋せん回かいしたくない
Potential	旋せん回かいできる	旋せん回かいできない
Passive	旋せん回かいされる	旋せん回かいされない
Causative	旋せん回かいさせる	旋せん回かいさせない
Causative passive	旋せん回かいさせられる	旋せん回かいさせられない
Volitional	旋せん回かいしよう
Polite volitional	旋せん回かいしましょう
Imperative	旋せん回かいしろ	旋せん回かいするな
Conditional	旋せん回かいすれば	旋せん回かいしなければ
Tara conditional	旋せん回かいしたら	旋せん回かいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

rotation; revolution; circling; swiveling

General noun and intransitive する verb for something turning around, rotating, circling, or swiveling. It often sounds more technical or descriptive than everyday words like 回る.

人じん工こう衛えい星せいは地ち球きゅうの周まわりを旋せん回かいしている。
The artificial satellite is orbiting around the Earth.
クレーンのアームがゆっくり旋せん回かいした。
The crane arm slowly swung around.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

turning an aircraft or ship; circling; maneuvering around

Vehicle-specific use, especially for aircraft or ships changing direction, circling, or making a turn. Common in aviation, maritime, and technical descriptions.

飛ひ行こう機きは空くう港こうの上じょう空くうを旋せん回かいした。
The airplane circled above the airport.
船ふねは港みなとの入いり口ぐちで大おおきく旋せん回かいした。
The ship made a wide turn at the entrance to the harbor.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の上じょう空くうを旋せん回かいするto circle in the sky above a place (esp. of an aircraft)
旅りょ客かく機きは着ちゃく陸りく許きょ可かが出でるまで空くう港こうの上じょう空くうを旋せん回かいしていた。
The airliner circled above the airport until it received landing clearance.
その場ばで旋せん回かいするto turn or rotate in place
このロボットはその場ばで旋せん回かいすることができる。
This robot can turn in place without moving forward.

Kanji

旋rotation, go around
回-times, round, game
廻round, game, revolve

Related words

回かい転てんN2sense 1
回転 usually means spinning around an axis (like a wheel), while 旋回 usually describes moving in a broad circle or arc around a point.
周しゅう回かい sense 2
周回 emphasizes completing a lap or orbit around a fixed course, while 旋回 focuses on the act of turning or circling itself.
回まわるN4sense 1
回る is the plain, everyday verb for turning or going around, while 旋回 is a more technical or formal term used for vehicles, aircraft, or mechanical motion.
コーナリング
コーナリング is specifically about taking a corner (esp. in driving or racing), while 旋回 is the broader term for turning or circling in any direction, including aircraft or ships.
転てん回かいN1
旋回 emphasizes circling or orbiting motion, often for aircraft or birds, while 転回 is broader and also covers U-turns and gymnastics moves.

Opposites

直ちょく進しんN1sense 2
直進 means going straight ahead without turning, the opposite of 旋回, which describes curving or circling motion, especially for vehicles or aircraft.

Don't confuse with

螺ら旋せんN1
螺旋 means a spiral or helical shape, while 旋回 means to turn or circle around; they share only the kanji 旋 and are easily mixed up by learners.

Counted with

回かいN4
旋回 is counted with 回 when referring to the number of turns or circling maneuvers, as in 三回旋回する (to circle three times).

Word family

急きゅう旋せん回かい
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
旋せん回かい橋きょう
swing bridge; swivel bridge
旋せん回かい運うん動どう
gyrating movement; rotating movement

Written forms

旋せん回かいUsage100%
Standard modern spelling; this form is relatively high priority.
旋せん廻かい
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji variant listed; 旋回 is the normal spelling.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 旋, associated with turning around, and 回, associated with revolving or going around. 旋廻 is a rare variant spelling using 廻 for 回.