回る (まわる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

回る (まわる) means to go around / to rotate.

See example sentences below.

回る at a glance

回る

まわるmawaru

N4verb

to go around / to rotate

回るまわるmawaruN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to go around / to rotate

Example 1

時計の針がゆっくり回っている。

Translation

The clock hands are slowly going around.

Example 2

町を一周回ってから帰ります。

Translation

I'll go around the town once before going home.