まわり

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まわり – see the following entries.

【回】2 [counter] a turn, times around something

【回り】 [noun] 回り, 廻り: rotation, circulation; function [noun] 周り: circumference, perimeter, edge [noun] 周り: surroundings [noun] 回り, 廻り: round, regular visit [noun] 回り, 廻り: transport route [noun] 回り, 廻り: detour [noun] 回り, 廻り: spreading, extending further [noun] (women's speech) side dish [noun] relating to something else [suffix] (used in comparisons) a little, a bit [suffix] circumference, perimeter [suffix] via, by way of a place [suffix] the round of something or someone [suffix] duodecennium, a period of twelve years, referring to the twelve zodiac animals that can be someone's birth year [suffix] unit of size in clothing Alternative spellings 廻り, 周り

(This term, まわり (mawari), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)