回
回 — -times
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
On’yomiカイ (kai)
On’yomiエ (e)
Kun’yomiまわる (mawaru)
Kun’yomi-まわる (mawaru)
Kun’yomi-まわり (mawari)
Kun’yomiまわす (mawasu)
Kun’yomi-まわす (mawasu)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 回
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 回答 | かいとう kaitou | reply; answer |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
| 回戦 | かいせん kaisen | event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament) |
| 一回 | いっかい ikkai | once; one time; one round |
Study notes
回 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #50 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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