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ๅ›ž

Turn, Times, Return

ใพใ‚ใ‚‹ (mawaru), ใพใ‚ใ™ (mawasu)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

ๅ›ž is one of the most frequently used kanji in Japanese. It's used to count occurrences (ไธ€ๅ›ž, ไบŒๅ›ž), describe rotation, and indicate going around.

Memory Trick

Imagine walking around a square over and over again. Every complete circle is one ๅ›ž.

Readings

Onyomi: ใ‚ซใ‚ค (kai), ใ‚จ (e)

Kunyomi: ใพใ‚ใ‚‹ (mawaru), ใพใ‚ใ™ (mawasu)

Example Words

ไปŠๅ›ž
ใ“ใ‚“ใ‹ใ„ (konkai)
This time
ๆฏŽๅ›ž
ใพใ„ใ‹ใ„ (maikai)
Every time
ๅ›žใ‚‹
ใพใ‚ใ‚‹ (mawaru)
To turn
ๅ›žๆ•ฐ
ใ‹ใ„ใ™ใ† (kaisuu)
Number of times

Example Sentence

ใ“ใฎๆ˜ ็”ปใฏไธ‰ๅ›ž่ฆ‹ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใ“ใฎ ใˆใ„ใŒ ใฏ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ„ ใฟใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

kono eiga wa sankai mimashita

I watched this movie three times.

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