まわ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to turn; to rotate; to spin; to twist; to gyrate
2. to pass around; to send around; to hand around; to circulate
3. to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to bring; to transfer; to forward; to direct; to submit
4. to turn (to a new use); to use (for something else)
5. to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine); to start up (e.g. an engine); to give (something) a spin
6. to put (someone in a position); to make (e.g. an enemy of)
Auxiliary verb (5-dan, す)
7. to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play); to do all over; to do everywhere; to do completely
after the -masu stem of a verb
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
8. to surround (something) with; to enclose with
9. to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist); to reach around
10. to invest (money); to lend
11. to dial (a telephone number)
12. to gang-rape
Kanji used
going around
Pitch accent
わす
Top 1600
Used in vocabulary (51 in total)
to look around; to survey
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
Examples (18 in total)
He turned the key.
Could you please pass the salt?
Tom turned the valve.