Kanji Study

Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box

Henshall Mnemonic: coaxial rotation

Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #50 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N5 Words

• 回   [かい]
  (n) counter for occurrences   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N4 Words

• 回る   [まわる]
  (v5r) to turn; to revolve; to visit several places   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

• 回す   [まわす]
  (v5s) to turn; to revolve   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回り   [まわり]
  (n,n-suf) circumference; surroundings; circulation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 今回   [こんかい]
  (n-adv,n-t) now; this time; lately   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回復   [かいふく]
  (n,vs) recovery (from illness); improvement; rehabilitation; restoration   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 回り道   [まわりみち]
  (n) detour; diversion   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回数   [かいすう]
  (n) number of times; frequency   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回数券   [かいすうけん]
  (n) book of tickets   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回転   [かいてん]
  (n,vs) rotation; revolution; turning   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回答   [かいとう]
  (n) reply; answer   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 後回し   [あとまわし]
  (n) putting off; postponing   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 掻き回す   [かきまわす]
  (v5s) to stir up; to churn; to ransack; to disturb   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回収   [かいしゅう]
  (n) collection; recovery   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回送   [かいそう]
  (n,vs) forwarding   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 上回る   [うわまわる]
  (v5r) to exceed   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 身の回り   [みのまわり]
  (n) one's personal appearance; personal belongings   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回覧   [かいらん]
  (n) circulation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回路   [かいろ]
  (n) circuit (electric)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根回し   [ねまわし]
  (n) making necessary arrangements   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 次回   [じかい]
  (n-adv,n-t) next time (occasion)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 捜し回る   [さがしまわる]
  (v5r) to hunt around; to search about for   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 持ち回り   [もちまわり]
  (n) rotation; by turns   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 大回転   [だいかいてん]
  (n) the giant slalom   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回し   [まわし]
  (n,n-suf) sumo loincloth   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 旋回   [せんかい]
  (n) revolution; rotation; turning   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 駆け回る   [かけまわる]
  (v5r) to run around; to bustle about   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回忌   [かいき]
  (n) death anniversary   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回帰   [かいき]
  (n) revolution; recurrence; recursion   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回顧   [かいこ]
  (n,vs) recollection   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 初回   [しょかい]
  (n) first time   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回顧録   [かいころく]
  (n) memoirs; reminiscences   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 何回   [なんかい]
  (n) how many times?   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回生   [かいせい]
  (n) resurrection; resuscitation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回戦   [かいせん]
  match; game   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回線   [かいせん]
  (n) circuit; line   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 奪回   [だっかい]
  (n) recovery; rescue; recapture   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 起死回生   [きしかいせい]
  (n) revival of the dead; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 回想   [かいそう]
  (n) reflection; reminiscence   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 一回   [いっかい]
  (n-adv) once; one time; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat; one inning   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 一回り   [ひとまわり]
  (n-adv) one turn; one round   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 振り回す   [ふりまわす]
  (v5s) to wield; to brandish; to flourish; to wave (about); to swing; to display; to show off; to abuse   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 前回   [ぜんかい]
  (n-adv,n-t) last time; last installment; last session   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 撤回   [てっかい]
  (n,vs) withdrawal; revocation; repeal   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り回す   [のりまわす]
  (v5s,vt) to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 回 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.