Word Meaning 持って回る

もってまわる mottemawaru

持って回る is read as もってまわる (mottemawaru) and means to carry around.

Meaning

English

  1. to carry around
  2. to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.)
  3. to be indirect

Reading

Kana

もってまわる

Romaji

mottemawaru

Writing Variants

  • もって回る もってまわる mottemawaru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 47083 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

持ち回る

もちまわる

to carry about

持ち回り

もちまわり

rotation (of a post, role, etc.)

持ち回り閣議

もちまわりかくぎ

round-robin cabinet

回り持ち

まわりもち

taking turns

金銀は回り持ち

きんぎんはまわりもち

money comes and goes

持ち合わせる

もちあわせる

to happen to have on hand or in stock

持ち寄る

もちよる

to gather (bringing something)

持ち掛ける

もちかける

to offer (a suggestion, etc.)

持ち続ける

もちつづける

to continue to hold

持ち堪える

もちこたえる

to hold out (e.g. against an attack)