回 — times, rotate, revolve
かい
回
times
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
6 strokes
U+56DE
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #50
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #586
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- times
- rotate
- revolve
- counter for occurrences
word
かい kai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
回
kai
time(s)
今
回
konkai
this time
前
回
zenkai
last time
一
回
ikkai
once
毎
回
maikai
every time
回
答
kaitou
answer
回
数
kaisuu
number of times
回
線
kaisen
circuit
回
帰
kaiki
return
回
生
kaisei
revival
二
回
nikai
twice
次
回
jikai
next time
回
転
kaiten
rotation
回
路
kairo
circuit
回
想
kaisou
recollection
初
回
shokai
first time
回
戦
kaisen
round (of a tournament)
回
復
kaifuku
recovery
回
収
kaishuu
collection
回
避
kaihi
evasion
巡
回
junkai
patrol
撤
回
tekkai
withdrawal
回
顧
kaiko
reminiscence
まわ mawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
Compound ideograph (会意). 口 (enclosure) inside 囗 (outer enclosure). Concentric squares — rotation, revolving, cyclical return.