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回 means 'revolve'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 141   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-3    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 16    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 239 words   Used in 721 words   Used in 43 names   Component in 56 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カイ   エ
Kun
   まわる to revolve   まわす to make turn
Additional readings
Kun    -まわり   まわし-   -まわし   もとおる   かえる
Variants
囬  
Components
⿴  囗 box; enclosure  口 mouth  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 回 is used 36 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 回 is used 697 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
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カイ : 473 words FIND ALL
こ ん か い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; this time; lately
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エ : 2 words FIND ALL
え こ う 1
Buddhist memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul
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まわる : 220 words FIND ALL
と け い ま わ り 4
noun
clockwise rotation; CW  (opposite: 反時計回り)
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もとおる : 1 word FIND ALL
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to wander around
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まわる (read as まわり) : 1 word FIND ALL
ま わ り ぶ ち 0
noun
cornice
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An additional 25 less common words include 回 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 92 (originally: 86)  Joy o' Kanji : 86  Key to Kanji: 97 

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回
カイ   エ   まわる to revolve   まわす to make turn   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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囗
box, enclosure   
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