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    3. 夜回り

    夜回り

    夜よ回まわり​

    night watch

    KMT10News #38+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    よまわり

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    night watch, night watchman

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    昔むかしは夜よ回まわりをする人ひとがいました。

    In the past, there were people who did night watch.

    KMT7Daily LifeHistory
    町ちょう内ない会かいで防ぼう犯はんのための夜よ回まわりを実じっ施ししている。

    The neighborhood association is conducting night patrols for crime prevention.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    消しょう防ぼう団だんは年ねん末まつ年ねん始しに火ひの用よう心じんを呼よびかける夜よ回まわりを行おこなった。

    The fire brigade conducted night patrols during the New Year's holiday to call for fire safety.

    KMT10Daily LifeCulture & Traditions
    毎まい晩ばん、近きん所じょの安あん全ぜんを守まもるために夜よ回まわりをするボランティアがいる。

    Every night, there are volunteers who conduct night patrols to protect the safety of the neighborhood.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    江え戸ど時じ代だいの夜よ回まわりは、拍ひょう子し木ぎを叩たたきながら町まちを巡じゅん回かいした。

    Night watchmen in the Edo period patrolled the town while clapping wooden clappers.

    KMT10HistoryDaily LifeCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    夜
    よ・よる…(1)
    night・evening
    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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