まわ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to turn; to revolve
2. to visit several places
3. to function well
4. to pass a certain time
Kanji used
going around
Pitch accent
わる
Top 1000
Used in vocabulary (58 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 look around; to tour
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to run around; to bustle about
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to writhe (in pain)
to get one's head around; to think about
to turn against; to become an enemy
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to follow around
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
to creep about; to crawl around
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to run around; to bustle about
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky
to go into opposition
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to have one's hands tied behind one; to be arrested
to carry about
to grope for; to fumble
(for one's turn) to come round
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
to wander about; to wander around; to hang around; to loiter
to rave; to run amok (amuck)
to waver; to be inconsistent; to be contradictory
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky
to ride around
to go on a pub-crawl; to drink at a round of places
to call out (for someone)
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
(for one's turn) to come round
to carry something around
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to sit in a circle
Examples (21 in total)
The poison spread through his whole body.
The top part is turning clockwise.
The earth moves around the sun.