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rotation

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingセン

Kun readingめ.ぐる、いばり

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

rotationRtK
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.tatoeba
ヘリコプターが上空を旋回した。The helicopter is hovering overhead.tatoeba
go around

revolution
turning
circling
swiveling

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

旋

→
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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banner · direction (方) · compass · direction (方) · reclining · lying down · zoo · critters

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1125

Compound words

斡旋あっせん

good offices; kind offices; services; influence; recommendation

旋回せんかい

revolution; rotation; turning; circling; swiveling

旋風せんぷう

whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

旋律せんりつ

螺旋らせん

spiral; helix; screw

回旋かいせん

廻旋かいせん

凱旋がいせん

triumphant return

周旋しゅうせん

(acting as an) intermediate

旋棍トンファー

あっ旋あっせん

斡旋案あっせんあん

斡旋者あっせんしゃ

斡旋料あっせんりょう

凱旋軍がいせんぐん

returning victorious army

凱旋門がいせんもん

arch of triumph

周旋屋しゅうせんや

旋光角せんこうかく

(angle of) optical rotation

旋光度せんこうど

(angle of) optical rotation

斡旋業者あっせんぎょうしゃ

斡旋収賄あっせんしゅうわい

influence peddling

斡旋販売あっせんはんばい

mediated marketing

回旋腱板かいせんけんばん

凱旋公演がいせんこうえん

performance given after a successful tour abroad

Additional Examples

この重役のポストに適当な人物を見つけるには、人材斡旋業者に依頼する必要がある。

We'll need a head hunting agency to find the right man for this executive position.tatoeba

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.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

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