旋
旋 — Rotation
rotation, go around
On’yomiセン (sen)
Kun’yomiめぐる (meguru)
Kun’yomiいばり (ibari)
Stroke order (11 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 旋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旋風 | せんぷう senpuu | whirlwind; sensation; commotion |
| 旋律 | せんりつ senritsu | melody; tune |
| 斡旋 | あっせん assen | good offices; kind offices; services |
| 螺旋 | らせん rasen | spiral; helix; screw |
| 旋回 | せんかい senkai | revolution; rotation; turning |
| 凱旋 | がいせん gaisen | triumphant return; returning in triumph |
Study notes
旋 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1801 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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