The Kanji Map

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1801 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: rotation, go around

Kunyomi: め.ぐる, いばり

Onyomi: セン

Composition: 方𠂉疋

旋

Radical: 方

Meaning: square

Reading: ほう

Frequency: 92

Alternative forms:

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旋律（センリツ） melody, tune

旋風（センプウ） whirlwind, sensation, commotion, hullabaloo

螺旋（ラセン） spiral, helix, screw

回旋（カイセン） rotation, revolution, convolution