サイクルsaikuru

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nouncycle
    図表ずひょう2を見みると、これらの貿易ぼうえきサイクルのいくつかは非常ひじょうに短期たんきのものであることが判明はんめいする。↗
    A glance at Chart 2 will reveal that some of these trade cycles are very short-lived.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym循環じゅんかんNeutralGoing round and round continuously, as in 「血液循環」 or 「景気の循環」; stresses the repeating process, while サイクル often means one round or period of it.
  • Synonym周期しゅうきNeutralA period in the sense of a regular time interval, as in 「周期的に」; leans toward regular spacing in time.
  • Synonym一巡いちじゅんWrittenWritten/formal prose for going one full round, as in 「打者一巡」; leans toward taking a turn once through.
  • Synonym巡りめぐりNeutralContinuous flowing and circulation, as in 「季節の巡り」 or 「血の巡り」, also touring; サイクル leans toward one complete cycle.
  • Synonym一巡りひとめぐりNeutralOne turn around something, or the first anniversary of a death; relatively rare in use, while サイクル refers to a recurring period.
  • Related一回りひとまわりNeutralOne round, or one size bigger/smaller as in 「一回り大きい」; also a twelve-year round of the Chinese zodiac.
  • Related反復はんぷくWrittenWritten/formal prose for repeating over and over, as in 「反復練習」; leans toward repeated actions rather than cycles.
  • RelatedリズムNeutralA loanword for rhythm, as in 「生活のリズム」; leans toward rise-and-fall beats rather than a full cycle.

Use 「サイクル」 for one full recurring period, as in 「ライフサイクル」 or 「生活のサイクル」, and for the frequency unit; pick 「循環」 for flowing circulation, 「周期」 for regular time intervals, 「リズム」 for rhythm.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 周期しゅうき、循環じゅんかん過程かてい。
  2. 周波数しゅうはすうの単位たんい。
  3. 自転車じてんしゃ。
English equivalents

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