Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 回す(まわす) in Japanese

回す, 廻す
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
まわす
Romaji
mawasu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to turn; to rotate; to gyrate
    Example sentence
    裏から手を回してくれるよ。 He can pull strings for you.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to circulate; to send around
    Example sentence
    僕はドアの取っ手を回した。 I turned the doorknob.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to surround
    Example sentence
    僕がネジを回すと水が吹き出してきた。 When I turned the screw, water burst out.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers)
    Example sentence
    僕がネジを回すと急に水が吹き出してきた。 When I turned the screw, water burst out.
  • Parts of speech
    suffix, Godan verb with `su' ending
    Meaning
    (after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to chase someone around)
    Example sentence
    彼女はゆっくりとドアの取っ手をまわしました。 She turned the doorknob slowly.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to dial (e.g. telephone number)
    Example sentence
    彼は彼女の腰に腕をまわした。 He put his arm around her waist.
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `su' ending
    Meaning
    to invest
    Example sentence
    彼は彼女の肩のまわりに腕をまわした。 He put his arm around her shoulders.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to gang-rape
    Example sentence
    彼は受話器を取り上げてダイアルを回した。 He took up the receiver and dialed.

Examples of 回す, 廻す, まわす in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
回す
Plain Polite
回します
Negative
回さない
Negative Polite
回しません

Past

Plain
回した
Plain Polite
回しました
Negative
回さなかった
Negative Polite
回しませんでした

Te

Plain
回して
Plain Polite
回しまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
回される
Plain Polite
回されます
Negative
回されない
Negative Polite
回されません

Kanji in this word

回 JLPT 4

6 strokes

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り, まわ.す, -まわ.す, まわ.し-, -まわ.し, もとお.る, か.える

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廻

9 strokes

round, game, revolve, go around, circumference

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.る, まわ.す, もとお.る, めぐ.る, めぐ.らす

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