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Kanji Details for 廻

Kanji definition, readings and usage

Strokes: 9

Radicals:

round, game, revolve, go around, circumference

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  • カイ
  • まわ.る
  • まわ.す
  • もとお.る
  • めぐ.る
  • めぐ.らす

Popular Words

Common words that use this kanji

  • 上回る, 上廻る

    to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

  • 巡る, 回る, 廻る

    to go around

    to return

    to surround

    to concern (usu. of disputes)

  • 回す, 廻す

    to turn; to rotate; to gyrate

    to circulate; to send around

    to surround

    to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers)

    (after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to chase someone around)

    to dial (e.g. telephone number)

    to invest

    to gang-rape

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