まわ
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
Kanji used
going around
Pitch accent
わり
わり
Top 12000
Used in vocabulary (80 in total)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
Examples (12 in total)
The people gathered about us.
We ran around the park.
The moon revolves around the earth.
There was a high wall about the garden.
Why are you loitering around my house?
A crowd soon gathered around the fire engine.
Everything about him was grey.
She wrapped her arms around his neck.
I make it a rule to take a walk around the nearby pond in the evening.
In America, many people have fences around their homes.
Taking no notice of the people around them, the boys talked loudly to each other.
Nine planets including the earth are moving around the sun.