回り

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 回(まわ)る (mawaru, “to turn, spin”).

• (Tokyo) まわり (Heiban – )
• IPA^(key):

回(まわ)り • (mawari) ^{←まはり (mafari)?}

1. 回り, 廻り: rotation, circulation; function

   モーターの回(まわ)りが悪(わる)い。

   Mōtā no mawari ga warui.

   The motor functions poorly.

   (literally, “The motor's rotation is bad.”)

2. 周り: circumference, perimeter, edge
3. 周り: surroundings

   周(まわ)りの仲(なか)間(ま)たち

   mawari no nakamatachi

   everyone around me

4. 回り, 廻り: round, regular visit

   年(ねん)始(し)回(まわ)り ― nenshimawari ― round of New Year calls

5. 回り, 廻り: transport route

   北(きた)回(まわ)りの航(こう)空(くう)便(びん) ― kitamawari no kōkūbin ― northbound air service

6. 回り, 廻り: detour
7. 回り, 廻り: spreading, extending further

   火(ひ)の回(まわ)りを食(く)い止(と)める

   hi no mawari o kuitomeru

   to prevent the fire from spreading further

8. (women's speech) side dish
9. relating to something else
   • 2018 September 14, たつき, Twitter‎:

     同(おな)じ文(も)字(じ)まわりで脚(きゃく)本(ほん)費(ひ)全(ぜん)話(わ)と脚(きゃく)本(ほん)印(いん)税(ぜい)いまだ １(いち)円(えん)もお支(し)払(はら)いいただけてないんですよね。

     Onaji moji mawari de kyakuhon-hi zenwa to kyakuhon inzei imada ichi-en mo o-shiharai itadaketenai n desu yo ne.

     (please add an English translation of this example)

• Korean: 마와리 (mawari)

回(まわ)り • (-mawari) ^{←まはり (-mafari)?}

1. (used in comparisons) a little, a bit

   一(ひと)回(まわ)り小(ちい)さいサイズ ― hitomawari chīsai saizu ― a little smaller size

2. circumference, perimeter
3. via, by way of a place

   高(たか)崎(さき)回(まわ)り塩(しお)尻行(じりゆ)き

   takasaki mawari shiojiri yuki

   bound for Shiojiri via Takasaki

4. the round of something or someone
5. duodecennium, a period of twelve years, referring to the 12 zodiac animals that can be someone's birth year

   二(ふた)回(まわ)り年(とし)上(うえ)の上(じょう)司(し)

   futa mawari toshiue no jōshi

   boss who is two duodecinnia older / 24 years older

6. unit of size in clothing

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 回(もとお)る (motōru, “to go around, wander”).

• IPA^(key):

回(もとお)り • (motōri) ^{←もとほり (motofori)?}

1. circulation, rotation
2. surroundings

   Synonyms: 周囲 (shūi), 巡り (meguri)

3. (falconry) jess