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Kanji Detail for 輪 - "wheel, ring, circle"
輪
- Meaning
輪 means "wheel, ring, circle."
Wheel - A circular frame.
Ring - A circular band.
Turn - To rotate; to cycle.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
wheel; ring; circle; link; loop; counter for wheels and flowers
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
wheel; revolve, turn; recur
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
wheel; to turn, to revolve; to recur
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A wheel. Made of hard wood in a flat round shape. The inner ring that fits on the axle is called 轂 (hub). The outer ring is called 輞 (rim). The parts between the hub and rim are called 輻 (spokes). One carriage has two wheels. Used to assist on both sides of the carriage while rotating and moving forward. | All flat round things are called 輪. Such as 日輪 (sun disc), 月輪 (moon disc). | A type of power-assist mechanism. Using the speed of rotation to drive mechanical parts. Therefore all kinds of machines have them. | Large. Such as calling a tall, large, and beautiful palace 輪奐 (magnificent). Expression from "Record of Rites, Tangong." Taking turns doing something is called 輪. Such as 輪流 (take turns), 輪值 (rotate duty). | 廣輪. The horizontal and vertical dimensions of land. East-west is 廣. North-south is 輪.
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Sentences including 輪
I bought this ring at a certain place.
You can make book on it that he won't help you.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれどもその生活の物質的に豊かな事は、内輪にはいり込まない私の眼にさえ明らかであった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
油蝉の声がつくつく法師の声に変るごとくに、私を取り巻く人の運命が、大きな輪廻のうちに、そろそろ動いているように思われた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それからそういう特別の境遇に置かれた人の方でも、四辺に気兼をして、なるべくは書生に縁の遠いそんな内輪の話はしないように慎んでいたのでしょう。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
円い輪になっているものを一粒ずつ数えてゆけば、どこまで数えていっても終局はありません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
今のように護謨輪のない時分でしたから、がらがらいう厭な響きがかなりの距離でも耳に立つのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
昼間見ると、その鴉が何羽となく輪を描いて、高い鴟尾のまわりを啼きながら、飛びまわっている。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
それからそういう特別の境遇に置かれた人の方でも、四辺に気兼をして、なるべくは書生に縁の遠いそんな内輪の話はしないように慎んでいたのでしょう。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
円い輪になっているものを一粒ずつ数えてゆけば、どこまで数えていっても終局はありません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
今のように護謨輪のない時分でしたから、がらがらいう厭な響きがかなりの距離でも耳に立つのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha