"くるくる" meaning in Japanese

See くるくる in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [kɯ̟ɾɯ̟kɯ̟ɾɯ̟] Audio: Ja-Kurukuru.oga Forms: くるくる [canonical], クルクル [canonical], kurukuru [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|クルクル}} くるくる or クルクル • (kurukuru)
  1. (onomatopoeia) spinning Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-くるくる-ja-adv-yRlUP~~K Categories (other): Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 45 37 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 42 42 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 16 40 44
  2. (onomatopoeia) wrapping around Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-くるくる-ja-adv-fRVJTjY~ Categories (other): Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 45 37 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 42 42 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 16 40 44
  3. (onomatopoeia) tirelessly working Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-くるくる-ja-adv-aNtE1eGy Categories (other): Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 14 30 56 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 45 37 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 42 42 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 16 40 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 9 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 8 80

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "くるくる",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "クルクル",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kurukuru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "adverb",
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      },
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      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "_dis": "18 45 37",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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        "spinning"
      ],
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        [
          "spinning",
          "spinning"
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        "wrapping around"
      ],
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        "(onomatopoeia) wrapping around"
      ],
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        "onomatopoeic"
      ]
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          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        "tirelessly working"
      ],
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        [
          "tirelessly",
          "tirelessly"
        ]
      ],
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        "(onomatopoeia) tirelessly working"
      ],
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        "onomatopoeic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "くるくる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɯ̟ɾɯ̟kɯ̟ɾɯ̟]"
    },
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    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "くるくる",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "クルクル",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kurukuru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
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        "spinning"
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          "spinning"
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        "(onomatopoeia) spinning"
      ],
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    },
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        "Japanese onomatopoeias"
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        "wrapping around"
      ],
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        "(onomatopoeia) wrapping around"
      ],
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        "onomatopoeic"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "(onomatopoeia) tirelessly working"
      ],
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      "other": "くるくる"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kɯ̟ɾɯ̟kɯ̟ɾɯ̟]"
    },
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Download raw JSONL data for くるくる meaning in Japanese (1.5kB)

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