Illustration: In the courtyard of a Japanese home, a child holds a large bamboo hoop upright with both hands while a small dog steps through its open center. The entire circular rim is visible, with the dog halfway through and its tail still on the starting side.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

輪わ

wa

ring, circle, loop

Example sentences

  1. お父とうさんは煙草たばこの煙けむりでたくさん輪わを作つくれる。

    Dad can blow many smoke rings.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 大おおきな輪わを描えがこうよ。

    Let’s make a big circle.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれの葉巻はまきから煙けむりの輪わが空中くうちゅうに漂ただよっていた。

    A ring of smoke floated from his cigar into the air.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 輪

  • 輪wheel; ringOnリンKunわ

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