回まわる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to turn; to rotate; to revolve; to spin
My thoughts are spinning around.
2. to go around; to circle; to revolve around; to orbit
The stars in the sky do not revolve around the Earth.
3. to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to travel around; to make a tour of; to patrol
I went around to various stores and thought about what would be good.
4. to go by way of; to go via; to stop by (on the way); to take a roundabout route; to make a detour
I stopped by the bank on my way to work.
5. to move around (to another place or position); to come around; to go over (e.g. to the opposing side)
In an instant, they got around behind me.
6. to come around (of one's turn); to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.)
I never imagined a chance like that would come my way.
7. to function; to work well
My head is not working at all.
8. to spread; to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention); to reach; to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.)
The poison will spread faster!
9. to pass (a time); to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock)
When I looked at the clock, it was past eight in the evening.
10. to earn interest
Verb (5-dan, る)
11. to ... around; to ... about
after -masu stem of verb
Kanji used
going around
Pitch accent
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わる
Top 900
Used in vocabulary (69 in total)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to move around; to move about; to get around
Examples (79 in total)
Is the alcohol kicking in?
My head is not working at all.
The poison spread through his whole body.
The fan stopped spinning.
Let's walk around the school grounds a bit more.
In an instant, they got around behind me.
These blades spin, right?
Please go around to the back door.
Let's stop by the bookstore on the way home.
It's already past twelve.
The top part is turning clockwise.
The earth moves around the sun.
I was going around to various places gathering information.
The clock had passed one o'clock in the morning.
Electrons orbit around the nucleus.
My turn came around soon.
I went around to lots of shops.
Um, shall we go around to the back of the building?
Let's go around the classroom from one end to the other.
I quickly got around behind my opponent.
Strangely, it seems I don't get drunk.
I go from house to house selling insurance.
Planets move around a fixed star.
The windmill's blades are turning slowly.
The orbit around Sirius is elliptical.
The rocket is in orbit around the moon.
Is there a protector on the part that is spinning?
We got behind the car and pushed.
Can you go around the world in a day?
The world doesn't revolve around you.
I never imagined a chance like that would come my way.
When I looked at the clock, it was past eight in the evening.
He traveled about the world.
The moon goes round the earth once a month.
But when did he get behind me?
Regret spun round and round in my head.
For now, I'll try going around to other banks.
I'm going to travel all over the country.
I went around picking up fallen, dried branches.
The wheels turn slowly, and the scenery moves.
The shaft extending from the engine is spinning round and round.
The reason the economy is bad is that money isn't circulating.
I want to travel around Australia by car.
The yacht sailed round a buoy.
There was construction, so I took a detour home by another road.
The skater spun around like a top.
I went around to various stores and thought about what would be good.
Once my stomach is full, my head finally starts to work.
It seems my brain isn't working properly due to fatigue and the heat.
I even harbored the illusion that the world revolved around me.
He came a little after noon.
I hear he was traveling around to various places in search of that master.
We have walked all around the lake.
The crimson on the outside and the white on the inside spin round and round.
But I was so carried away that day that I didn't think that far.
Rounding the final corner, it's finally the last straightaway!
The lights spin around, and cheerful music begins to play.
They searched here and there looking for survivors.
How many satellites have been put into orbit round the earth?
When I tried to turn it, it turned on its own and the door opened.
Well then, Lord Albert, would you like to go around with my team?
A familiar-looking handout is passed back to me from the seat in front.
We learned that the earth goes around the sun.
If you become too emotionally attached to your subordinates, work won't run smoothly.
By the time they rounded the last corner, the two were almost side by side.
And after spinning around for a while, it turns about.
He turns around once on the spot and checks the surroundings.
Let's try visiting one more place, and if it doesn't work out, we'll give up.
Nine planets including the earth are moving around the sun.
Almost all of Tom's money goes to supporting his family.
After I graduated from college, I spent two years traveling around the world.
I see, if it's there, you probably won't need to go around to a large number of stores.
When I looked at the clock, it was already past 1:30 in the middle of the night.
I lightly spread my arms and gave a spin in front of the mirror.
By the time I had finished visiting all the places I was to see in the morning, it was already past noon.
You go around posting this poster on the bulletin boards located all over the school.
I rolled around on the bed out of sheer regret.
Copernicus proposed the idea that the Earth travels around the Sun.
Formerly people did not know that the earth is round and that it moves around the sun.