旋
旋

rotation, go around

11 strokesFrequency 1,801JLPT N1Grade 8

On

セン

Kun

め.ぐるいばり

Nanori

せめぐり

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Common Words

旋回せんかい旋廻NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #10324
1

revolution; rotation; turning; circling; swiveling

Examples
タカは空を旋回した。
The hawk circled round in the sky.
2

turning (an aircraft or ship)

螺旋らせんNounFreq #14759
1

spiral; helix

2

screw

旋律せんりつNoun～の Adj.Freq #15826
1

melody; tune

Examples
聞える旋律は美しいが、聞えない旋律はさらに美しい。
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.
旋風つむじ風せんぷう (旋風)つむじかぜ (旋風／つむじ風)つじかぜ (旋風／辻風)辻風NounFreq #18228
1

whirlwind

2

せんぷう only

sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

Examples
彼女はきっと東京のファッション界に旋風を巻き起こすことでしょう。
I'm sure she'll cause a stir in the Tokyo fashion world.
斡旋あっせんNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #20156
1

good offices; kind offices; services; influence; recommendation

Examples
彼は友人のあっせんでその仕事についた。
He obtained the job through the good offices of his friend.
2

mediation; intercession; conciliation; acting as a go-between

凱旋がいせんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #20621
1

triumphant return; returning in triumph

Examples
敵を蹴散らし、凱旋した俺はみなにこう呼ばれるんだ！
Having scattered the enemy before me and triumphantly returned, this is how they would herald me.
螺旋階段らせん階段らせんかいだんNounFreq #23721
1

spiral staircase

ネジ《ねじ》螺子捻子捩子螺旋NounUsually kanaFreq #28498
1

screw

Examples
この機械は１時間に千個のねじを製造する。
This machine cranks out a thousand screws an hour.
2

key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring

つむじ旋毛せんもうNounUsually kanaFreq #30362
1

hair whorl

螺旋状らせん状らせんじょうNoun～の Adj.Freq #32809
1

helical; spiral-shaped

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