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
to look around; to tour
to fly about; to jump 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. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to run around; to bustle about
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to make one's rounds; to patrol
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 be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
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 run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to play around; to gallivant about
to writhe (in pain)
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to wreak damage on; to cause trouble to; to ravage; to go around causing damage; to rampage from place to place; to ravage far and wide
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to creep about; to crawl around
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 have one's hands tied behind one; to be arrested
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to carry about
to go into opposition
to grope for; to fumble
one's turn comes around
to wreak damage on; to cause trouble to; to ravage; to go around causing damage; to rampage from place to place; to ravage far and wide
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
one's turn comes around
to run around; to bustle about
to wander about; to wander around; to hang around; to loiter
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
to rampage; to run riot
to waver; to be inconsistent; to be contradictory
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky
to call out (for someone)
to ride around
to go on a pub-crawl; to drink at a round of places
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
one's turn comes around
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to carry something around
to creep about; to crawl around
to sit in a circle
Examples (79 in total)
Is the alcohol kicking in?
My head is not working at all.
The poison spread through his whole body.