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Kanji Detail for 旋 - "to revolve, to return"

旋

  • Meaning

    旋 means "to revolve, to return." Also associated with circle.

    1. Revolve - To rotate; to turn around.

    2. Circle - To move in a circular path.

    3. Return - To come back; to go back.

  • Words using 旋

    • 旋律 せんりつ Listen melody; tune
    • 螺旋 らせん Listen spiral; helix; screw
    • 斡旋 あっせん Listen good offices; kind offices; services

  • Tattoo check: 旋

    • Verified meaning: to revolve, to return
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: circle

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rotation; go around

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    revolve, move in orbit; return

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to revolve; a loop; a circle

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to revolve, to orbit, to return

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To return. Such as 凱旋 (triumphant return). | To turn. Anything that rotates is called 旋. As in 不旋踵 (without turning one heels, i.e., immediately). Such as an illness that 旋發旋愈 (recurs and recovers alternately). | To urinate.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ibari(いばり) いばり

    megu.ru(めぐ-る) めぐ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    方 (ho・hohen・katahen)

  • Related Keywords

    to revolve circle to return rotation revolution around back circular circulate come cycle gyrate loop orbit pivot roll rotate spin spiral swirl swivel twirl whirl wind

Sentences including 旋

  • The hawk circled round in the sky.

  • The plane turned eastward.

  • The plane turned sharply to the right just before it crashed.

  • The boomerang took a huge turn and came back.

  • Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.

  • Having scattered the enemy before me and triumphantly returned, this is how they would herald me.

  • I'm sure she'll cause a stir in the Tokyo fashion world.

  • We'll need a head hunting agency to find the right man for this executive position.

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