マワリ
Meanings
Noun
1. rotation
2. making the rounds
3. spreading
4. effect; efficacy
Noun
Suffix
5. by way of; via
Counter
Suffix
6. round; turn
7. size
8. 12-year period; 12-year age difference
Pitch accent
ワリ
ワリ
Used in vocabulary (64 in total)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
detour; diversion
role; part; duty
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
measurement round the hips
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
clockwise rotation; CW
wide turn; detour; the long way around
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
waist; girth; measurement around waist
from the area (e.g. person or goods); local trader; local merchant; street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)
suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
night watch; night watchman
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
retinue; suite
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
wraparound
interest; (investment) yield; profits
taking a western route; west circuit; travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west
chest measurement; bust measurement
age relationship; luck attending age
northern route
going from west to east
one's star; one's fortune or destiny
inner tracks or lanes; going around an inner circle; indoors
southern route
what goes around
revolving stage
subordinate part; menial service; subordinate; utility man
turn of fortune; twist of fate
taking turns; in rotation
winder staircase
at hand; personal effects or belongings
touring; on the road
supply (of a commodity)
making the rounds to express thanks
a daimyo's (mounted) guards or retainers
collar; area around the collar; counterclockwise (when seated in a circle); anti-clockwise
New Year's calls
(theatrical) provincial tour
taking turns; working in shifts
inconsiderate (of rudeness, danger or rules)
one's surroundings; surrounding area
root circumference
Volvox (genus of green algae)
circumference of the navel; treasure trail; sagittal hair
earnings yield; after-tax earnings per share divided by the stock price
clockwise rotation (when playing cards, etc.)
Examples (12 in total)
The people gathered about us.
We ran around the park.
The moon revolves around the earth.