JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 旋: "rotation, go around"
The kanji 旋 means "rotation, go around". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セン in on'yomi and め.ぐる, いばり in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
め.ぐるいばり
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | rotation, go around |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1801 of 2,501 |
Common words with 旋
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 旋回revolution; rotation; turning; circling · turning (an aircraft or ship)
- 螺旋spiral; helix · screw
- 旋律melody; tune
- 旋風whirlwind · sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
- 斡旋good offices; kind offices; services; influence · mediation; intercession; conciliation; acting as a go-between
- 凱旋triumphant return; returning in triumph
- 螺旋階段spiral staircase
- 旋毛hair whorl
- 螺旋状helical; spiral-shaped
- 急旋回sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
- 周旋(acting as an) intermediate; mediation · employment office (Edo period)
- 凱旋門arch of triumph; triumphal arch
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