回り・廻り|まわりmawari[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounrotation
2. nounmaking the rounds
3. nounspreading
4. nouneffect; efficacy
5. noun (suffix), nounby way of; via
6. suffix, counterround; turn
7. suffix, countersize
8. suffix, counter12-year period; 12-year age difference

• Synonym回転かいてんNeutralRotation or turning around an axis, as in 「車輪の回転」; 「回り」 also covers making the rounds and the surrounding area.
• Synonym旋回せんかいWrittenWritten-style word for circling in loops, as in 「飛行機が旋回する」; used mainly of aircraft and ships.
• SynonymスピンNeutralLoanword for spin or self-rotation, common in sports and when cars skid.
• SynonymターンNeutralLoanword for turning around or making a turn, also a turn or round in a game.
• Synonym循環じゅんかんNeutralRecurrence in a cycle, as in 「血液の循環」「悪循環」; leans toward written use.
• Related転回てんかいWrittenA change of direction, as in 「百八十度転回」; leans toward written prose.
• Related一周いっしゅうNeutralOne complete lap or circuit, as in 「世界一周」; stresses covering a full circle.
• Related自転じてんNeutralRotation on one's own axis, as in 「地球の自転」; used of celestial bodies and spinning objects.
• Related回旋かいせんWrittenWritten term for circling or spiral rotation, found mostly in technical language.
• Related回転運動かいてんうんどうWrittenWritten physics term for rotational motion; also used for rotating movements in exercise.
• Related巡りめぐりNeutralTouring and circulation, as in 「血の巡り」「名所巡り」.
• Related一巡りひとめぐりNeutralOne round or circuit, or a full year passing, as in 「季節が一巡りする」.

Use 「回り」 for turning, making the rounds, or surroundings. For spinning on an axis pick 「回転」, for aircraft or ships circling 「旋回」, for one full lap 「一周」, for cycles 「循環」, for touring 「巡り」.

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

1. 回まわること。巡めぐること。
2. 周囲しゅうい。
3. 周辺しゅうへん。あたり。
4. ものの働はたらき。
5. 巡視じゅんし。見回みまわり。
6. 迂回うかい。回り道まわりみち。
7. 運勢うんせい。
8. 準備じゅんび。