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    3. 空回り

    空回り

    空から回まわり​

    racing (of an engine)

    KMT10News #42+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveTechnologyEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    カラ回り空まわり

    からまわり

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    racing (of an engine), idling, spinning (without grabbing; of wheels)
    2.
    going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.), going nowhere, being fruitless

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    車くるまのタイヤが空から回まわりしている。

    The car's tires are spinning (idling).

    KMT10TechnologyTravel & Transportation
    議ぎ論ろんが空から回まわりして、なかなか結けつ論ろんが出でない。

    The discussion is going nowhere, and a conclusion is hard to reach.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    彼かれの努ど力りょくは空から回まわりに終 わり、プロジェクトは失しっ敗ぱいに終 わった。

    His efforts ended up being fruitless, and the project failed.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    エンジンだけが空から回まわりして、車くるまが前まえに進すすまない。

    Only the engine is racing, and the car isn't moving forward.

    KMT10TechnologyTravel & Transportation
    焦あせって行こう動どうしても、気き持もちばかりが空から回まわりするだけだ。

    Even if you act in a hurry, only your feelings will go round in circles (be fruitless).

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    空
    そら・あ.く・あ.き・あ.ける・から・す.く…(6)
    empty・sky・void・vacant・vacuum
    Kanji
    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
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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