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頭が回る (あたまがまわる) — to get one's head around | Kumi Dictionary

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頭が回る

頭が回る

頭あたまが回まわる

to get one's head around

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頭がまわる

あたまがまわる

Verb

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to get one's head around, to think about

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Kanji that make up this word

あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)

head・counter for large animals

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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