漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 26 strokesRadical
On
カイ
Kun
まわ(る)・まわ(す)
Meaning
to turn, times

Origin

ORIGIN

The shape of a swirling spiral — to turn around.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カイ回答・転回・次回
回向
まわる回る・回り・回り道

Compare: 周り

まわす回す・手回し

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 一回いっかい

    once

  • 回転かいてん

    rotation

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

こまが 回ります。

The top spins.

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