How to say "carousel" in Japanese

• カルーセル
  nounA katakana borrowing of English 'carousel' for the revolving ride with horses at an amusement park. It is a less common choice, though its form is transparent to English speakers.
• メリーゴーランド
  nounA katakana borrowing of English 'merry-go-round', which names the same amusement-park ride as 'carousel'. It is a less common choice for that sense.
• 回転木馬かいてんもくば
  nounA kanji compound literally meaning 'revolving wooden horse'; it names the same amusement-park ride as 'carousel' and is a less common choice, though the characters make its meaning easy to work out.

All three denote the same revolving amusement ride, so the choice is mostly one of form: katakana 「カルーセル」 (from 'carousel'), katakana 「メリーゴーランド」 (from 'merry-go-round'), or kanji 回転木馬; all three are less common choices.

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• カルーセルcarousel
• メリーゴーランドmerry-go-round
• 回転木馬かいてんもくばmerry-go-round