回る

• 読み: まわる
• ローマ字: mawaru
• 漢字の分解: 回 (kai/mawa) — turn, revolve, go around
• 発音: /ma.ɰa.ɾɯ/

意味

To go around; to revolve; to turn; to make rounds. Also used as 回す (to turn something, to rotate).

A Group 1 (godan) verb with a wide range of meanings. 回る (mawaru) is intransitive: things spin, people visit places in sequence, or situations come around. 回す (mawasu) is the transitive counterpart: to spin something, pass something around, or operate a dial. Both share the kanji 回 and are essential for describing circular motion and visiting multiple locations.

例文

1. 地球は太陽の周りを回っている。
2. 観光バスで市内を回りました。
3. このハンドルを右に回してください。

使い方ガイド

場面: movement, travel, daily life, machinery

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 回 depicts a whirlpool or circular motion, representing the concept of going around repeatedly.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal