Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N3

50 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

Kunyomi: まわ.る -まわ.る -まわ.り まわ.す -まわ.す まわ.し- -まわ.し もとお.る か.える

Onyomi: カイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くにがまえ

Meaning: enclosure

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

数券(かいすうけん)   book of tickets

(なんかい)   how many times

(さんかい)   3 times

(こんかい)   this time

最終(さいしゅうかい)   last part

転する(かいてんする)   rotate

向(えこう)   Buddhist memorial service

る(まわる)   turn round [v.i.]

す(まわす)   turn round [v.t.]

Onyomi Examples

カイ counter for occurrences, a time, an instance, inning (baseball), round, game, episode, chapter, instalment, Hui (people), Islam

カイキ death anniversary

ショカイ first time, first innings, initial attempt, first, initial

ダッカイ recovery, rescue, recapture

エコウ memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul, transfer of merit

向偈 エコウゲ closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead

Kunyomi Examples

まわる to turn, to revolve, to visit several places, to function well, to pass a certain time, to go or come around (to another place, point of view), to go via, to stop at, to earn interest

まわす to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate, to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate, to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit, to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else), to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin, to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of), to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely, to surround (something) with, to enclose with, to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist), to reach around, to invest (money), to lend, to dial (a telephone number), to gang-rape, to operate (e.g. business, shop)

もとおる to wander around