Today’s Kanji is “回” (kai); Kanji for “turn”.
Handwritten Kanji “回” (kai)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “回”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 回 | カイ エ まわ-る まわ-す |
kai e mawa-ru mawa-su |
6 | 囗 | turn |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “回”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 回転寿司 | かいてんずし | kaitenzushi | Conveyor belt sushi |
| 回数券 | かいすうけん | kaisuuken | Coupon ticket |
| フラフープを回す | ふらふーぷをまわす | furafu-pu wo mawasu | Turn the hula hoop |
回る（まわる）= to turn round, to rotate, to spin