回り

回り

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
回
まわ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
廻り 周り

Nominalization 回(まわ)る (mawaru, “to turn, spin”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) まわり [màwárí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɰᵝa̠ɾʲi]

Noun

回(まわ)り • (mawari) ^{←まはり (mafari)?}

1. 回り, 廻り: rotation, circulation; function

   モーターの回(まわ)りが悪(わる)い。

   Mōtā no mawari ga warui.

   The motor functions poorly.

   (literally, “The motor's rotation is bad.”)

2. 周り: circumference, perimeter, edge
3. 周り: surroundings

   周(まわ)りの仲(なか)間(ま)たち

   mawari no nakamatachi

   everyone around me

4. 回り, 廻り: round, regular visit

   年(ねん)始(し)回(まわ)り ― nenshimawari ― round of New Year calls

5. 回り, 廻り: transport route

   北(きた)回(まわ)りの航(こう)空(くう)便(びん) ― kitamawari no kōkūbin ― northbound air service

6. 回り, 廻り: detour
7. 回り, 廻り: spreading, extending further

   火(ひ)の回(まわ)りを食(く)い止(と)める

   hi no mawari o kuitomeru

   to prevent the fire from spreading further

8. (women's speech) side dish
9. relating to something else
   • 同(おな)じ文(も)字(じ)まわりで脚(きゃく)本(ほん)費(ひ)全(ぜん)話(わ)と脚(きゃく)本(ほん)印(いん)税(ぜい)いまだ１(いち)円(えん)もお支(し)払(はら)いいただけてないんですよね。

     Onaji moji mawari de kyakuhonhi zenwa to kyakuhon inzei imada ichi-en mo o-shiharai itadaketenai n desu yo ne.

     (please add an English translation of this example)

Descendants

• Korean: 마와리 (mawari)

Suffix

回(まわ)り • (-mawari) ^{←まはり (mafari)?}

1. (used in comparisons) a little, a bit

   一(ひと)回(まわ)り小(ちい)さいサイズ ― hitomawari chīsai saizu ― a little smaller size

2. circumference, perimeter
3. via, by way of that place
4. the round of something or someone
5. span of twelve years

   二回(ふたまわ)り上(うえ)の上司(じょうし)

   futamawari-ue no jōshi

   boss who is 20 years older (than someone else)

6. unit of size in clothing

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
回
もとお Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
廻り

Nominalization of 回(もとお)る (motōru, “to go around, wander”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• IPA^(key): [mo̞to̞ːɾʲi]

Noun

回(もとお)り • (motōri) ^{←もとほり (motofori)?}

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