一回り|ひとまわりhitomawari[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbone round; one turn; a circuit (of)
   ある日ひ彼かれは町まちを一回ひとまわりする長ながい散歩さんぽに出でかけた。↗

   One day he set off on a long walk around the town.
2. noun, adverbone size (larger or smaller)
3. nounone cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

• Synonym一巡いちじゅんNeutralGoing through everything once in order, as in 「打者一巡」; 「一回り」 centers on making one circuit and can also mean one size larger.
• Synonym一周いっしゅうNeutralOne full circuit, centered on going around once, as in 「世界一周」「グラウンドを一周」; it cannot mean one size larger.
• RelatedめぐるNeutralA verb for going around or touring, also for seasons coming round and cycles; 「一回り」 is a noun for one turn or one size larger or smaller.
• Related回るまわるNeutralThe same word as 「巡る」, also written 「回る」「廻る」; it can mean to center on something, as in 「…を巡って」, a use 「一回り」 lacks.
• Related周期しゅうきWrittenWritten/formal term for the length of one cycle, mostly in science and economics; 「一回り」 is one turn or one size, its time sense limited to a twelve-year zodiac round.
• RelatedサイクルNeutralLoanword for a cycle or period, widely used as in 「生活サイクル」; it cannot mean one size bigger or a twelve-year age gap.
• Related一巡りひとめぐりNeutralMeans going around once, also the first anniversary of a death; less common than 「一回り」, which also covers size and twelve-year age differences.

Use 「一回り」 for one turn around, one size bigger or smaller, or a twelve-year gap, as in 「一回り大きい」「一回り年上」. For circling something once say 「一周」, for going through all in order 「一巡」, and for a cycle 「サイクル」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. ぐるりと一度いちどめぐること。また、その行為こうい。
2. 衣服いふくや物ものの大おおきさが、ひとつ前まえのサイズより大おおきくなったり小ちいさくなったりすること。
3. 中国ちゅうごくの十二支じゅうにしが一巡いちじゅんする十二じゅうに年間ねんかんの期間きかん。