Illustration: In a snowy neighborhood park, a child runs around a broad tree trunk, following a nearly complete ring of fresh footprints. The child leans into the curve with one foot lifted, keeping the tree consistently on the inside of the route.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

回まわる

mawaru

to go around, to circle

Example sentences

その船ふねは岬みさきを回まわった。
The ship sailed around the cape.
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地球ちきゅうは太陽たいようの周まわりを回まわる。
The earth moves around the sun.
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太陽たいようは地球ちきゅうの周まわりを回まわると信しんじられていた。
It was believed that the sun went around the earth.
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Kanji in 回

回-times; roundOnカイ・エKunまわる・まわす・まわし-

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