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    3. 旋回

    旋回

    旋せん回かい

    revolution

    KMT9News #28+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab17 strokes

    旋廻

    せんかい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    revolution, rotation, turning, circling, swiveling
    2.
    turning (an aircraft or ship)

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    飛ひ行こう機きが空くう港こうの上じょう空くうを旋せん回かいしています。

    The airplane is circling above the airport.

    KMT7Travel & Transportation
    ヘリコプターは着ちゃく陸りくする前まえに数すう回かい旋せん回かいした。

    The helicopter circled several times before landing.

    KMT9Travel & Transportation
    船ふねは狭せまい水すい路ろで慎しん重ちょうに旋せん回かいし、方ほう向こうを変かえた。

    The ship carefully turned in the narrow waterway and changed direction.

    KMT9Travel & Transportation
    観かん光こうヘリコプターは、美うつくしい景けし色きを見みせるためにゆっくりと旋せん回かいした。

    The sightseeing helicopter slowly circled to show the beautiful scenery.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    鷹たかが獲え物ものを探さがして空そら高たかくを旋せん回かいしている。

    A hawk is circling high in the sky, searching for prey.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    旋
    め.ぐる・いばり…(3)
    rotation・go around
    回
    まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)
    -times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences
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