Word Meaning 回る

まわる mawaru

回る is read as まわる (mawaru) and means to earn interest.

Meaning

English

to earn interest
to ... around
to ... about
to come around (of one's turn)
to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.)
to function
to work well
to pass (a time)

Reading

Kana

まわる

Romaji

mawaru

Writing Variants

廻るまわる mawaru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 1036 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

回数

かいすう

number of times

回

かい

Hui (people)

回答

かいとう

回収

かいしゅう

collection

回転

かいてん

slalom

回す

まわす

to dial (a telephone number)

回帰

かいき

regression

回想

かいそう

recollection

回路

かいろ

circuit (electric)

回り道

まわりみち

detour

回送

かいそう

deadheading (e.g. train)

回戦

かいせん

event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.

Example Sentences

蜂が飛び回る。

Bees are flying around.

今日は街を見て回るよ。

I'll look around the city today.

目が回るほど忙しいよ。

I'm frantic!

地球は太陽の周りを回る。

The earth moves around the sun.

惑星は恒星の周りを回る。

Planets move around a fixed star.

目が回るくらい忙しいんだよね。

I'm really quite busy, you know.

ここ2ケ月、目が回るほど忙しかった。

I've been as busy as a bee for the past two months.

オーストラリアを車で回る旅をしたい。

I want to travel around Australia by car.

私達は予想を上回る金額を使ってしまった。

We spent more money than was expected.

１日でローマを見て回るのは不可能に近い。

It is next to impossible to see Rome in a day.

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