回 – -times, round, game

6 strokesTaught in grade 2#50 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 回 means -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カイ、エ (kai, e); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is 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 (mawaru, mawaru, mawari, mawasu, mawasu, mawashi, mawashi, motooru, kaeru). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 囗 (no. 31).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カイ	kai
On’yomi	エ	e
Kun’yomi	まわ.る	mawaru
Kun’yomi	-まわ.る	mawaru
Kun’yomi	-まわ.り	mawari
Kun’yomi	まわ.す	mawasu
Kun’yomi	-まわ.す	mawasu
Kun’yomi	まわ.し-	mawashi
Kun’yomi	-まわ.し	mawashi
Kun’yomi	もとお.る	motooru
Kun’yomi	か.える	kaeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 囗 (Kangxi radical 31). Components: 口・囗.

Words using 回

回かいcounter for occurrences回復かいふくrestoration今回こんかいthis time回数かいすうnumber of times回転かいてんrotation回答かいとうreply回数券かいすうけんcoupon tickets回り道まわりみちdetour回収かいしゅうcollection回送かいそうforwarding回覧かいらんcirculation (esp. of documents)回路かいろcircuit根回しねまわしlaying the groundwork上回るうわまわるto exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.)後回しあとまわしputting off身の回りみのまわりone's personal belongings転回てんかいrevolution遠回りとおまわりdetour手回してまわしturning by hand掻き回すかきまわすto stir

Example sentences

新種の稲によっては年に２、３回収穫できる物もある。

Some new kinds of rice can be harvested two or three times a year.

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このトーナメントに優勝するには、７回続けて勝たなくてはいけません。

We have to win seven times in a row to win this tournament.

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回復はほとんど不可能だった。

Recovery was almost impossible.

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Kanji with the same radical

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