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Kanji Detail for 廻 - "to revolve"

  • Meaning

    廻 means "to revolve." Also associated with to return.

    1. To revolve - To turn; to spin repeatedly.

    2. To turn - To rotate; to change direction; to reverse.

    3. To return - To go back; to restore.

  • Four-character idioms with

    • 六道輪廻 ろくどうりんね Listen endless circle of transmigration in the six posthumous worlds
    • 流転輪廻 るてんりんね Listen all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
    • 転生輪廻 てんしょうりんね Listen all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
    • 輪廻転生 りんねてんしょう Listen all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
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    • Verified meaning: to revolve
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read めぐり, めぐる)
    • Also carries these associations: to return

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (めぐる)Listen

    Surnames (めぐり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    round; game; revolve; go around; circumference

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    circle around; return; curving

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 迴|回[hui2]
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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