Quick answer
回 is the kanji for "Round". Its reading is まわ.る (mawaru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Round
Also : Game · Times · Revolve
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
6 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 回 represents '-TIMES'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of -times.
On-reading: かい — remember this sound by associating it with -times. Kun-reading: まわ.る.
Example Sentences
何回も練習しました。
なんかいもれんしゅうしました。
I practiced many times.
今回の旅行はとても楽しかったです。
こんかいのりょこうはとてもたのしかったです。
This trip was very enjoyable.
Vocabulary using 回
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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