巡る

• 読み: めぐる
• ローマ字: meguru
• 漢字の分解: 巡 (jun/megu) — to go around, to make a circuit, to patrol
• 発音: /me.ɡɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To go around; to travel in a circuit; to revolve; to concern or relate to (a topic or issue).

A Group 1 (godan) verb with two main uses. Physically it means to make a round trip or tour (名所を巡る, to tour famous spots). Figuratively — and very commonly in N1 texts — it means 'concerning' or 'surrounding' a topic, as in 〜をめぐる議論 (the debate surrounding ~). This postpositional figurative use is a hallmark of formal written Japanese.

例文

1. 世界遺産を巡る旅に出かける計画を立てた。
2. 遺産相続をめぐって兄弟間で激しい争いが起きた。
3. 季節は巡り、またあの花の時期がやってきた。

使い方ガイド

場面: travel, disputes, nature, formal writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 巡 depicts going around an area. Related to 巡回 (patrol) and 巡礼 (pilgrimage), all involving circular movement through space or time.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal