回（かい）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: time (occurrence)
Example sentences
- 健康のために週に三回運動する。 — I exercise three times a week for my health.
- この面白い映画は二回も見た。 — I've watched this fun movie twice already.
Idioms & proverbs containing “回”
- 起死回生 (きしかいせい) — revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
- 急がば回れ (いそがばまわれ) — more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
- 金銀は回り持ち (きんぎんはまわりもち) — money comes and goes; money goes around and around
- 金は天下の回り物 (かねはてんかのまわりもの) — money comes and goes; money goes around and around
- 三遍回って煙草にしょ (さんべんまわってタバコにしょ) — measure twice and cut once; don't slack off until the job's done properly; go around three times before you take a smoke
- 大男総身に知恵が回り兼ね (おおおとこそうみにちえがまわりかね) — big heads have little wit
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “回” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)