まわり
Meanings
Noun
1. rotation
2. making the rounds
3. spreading
4. effect; efficacy
Noun
Suffix
5. by way of; via
Counter
Suffix
6. round; turn
7. size
8. 12-year period; 12-year age difference
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (80 in total)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
Examples (12 in total)
The people gathered about us.
The moon revolves around the earth.
We ran around the park.
There was a high wall about the garden.
Why are you loitering around my house?
A crowd soon gathered around the fire engine.
Everything about him was grey.
She wrapped her arms around his neck.
I make it a rule to take a walk around the nearby pond in the evening.
Nine planets including the earth are moving around the sun.
In America, many people have fences around their homes.
Taking no notice of the people around them, the boys talked loudly to each other.