回り
Japanese
    
    Etymology 1
    
| Kanji in this term | 
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| 回 | 
| まわ Grade: 2 | 
| kun’yomi | 
| Alternative spellings | 
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| 廻り 周り | 
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 回る (mawaru, “to turn, spin”).
Noun
    
- 回り, 廻り: rotation, circulation; function
- モーターの回りが悪い。- Mōtā no mawari ga warui.
- The motor functions poorly.
- (literally, “The motor's rotation is bad.”)
 
 
- モーターの回りが悪い。
- 周り: circumference, perimeter, edge
- 周り: surroundings
- 回り, 廻り: round, regular visit
- 年始回り ― nenshimawari ― round of New Year calls
 
- 回り, 廻り: transport route
- 北回りの航空便 ― kitamawari no kōkūbin ― northbound air service
 
- 回り, 廻り: detour
- 回り, 廻り: spreading, extending further
- 火の回りを食い止める- hi no mawari o kuitomeru
- to prevent the fire from spreading further
 
 
- 火の回りを食い止める
- (women's speech) side dish
- relating to something else
Descendants
    
- Korean: 마와리 (mawari)
Suffix
    
Etymology 2
    
| Kanji in this term | 
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| 回 | 
| もとお Grade: 2 | 
| kun’yomi | 
| Alternative spelling | 
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| 廻り | 
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 回る (motōru, “to go around, wander”).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [mo̞to̞ːɾʲi]
Etymology 3
    
| Kanji in this term | 
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| 回 | 
| めぐ Grade: 2 | 
| kun’yomi | 
| For pronunciation and definitions of 回り – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 回り, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) | 
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