"回す" meaning in Japanese

See 回す in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ma̠β̞a̠sɨ]
Etymology: See 回(まわ)る (mawaru). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|回る|まわる}} 回(まわ)る (mawaru) Head templates: {{ja-verb|まわす|hhira=まはす|tr=trans|type=1}} 回(まわ)す • (mawasu) ^(←まはす (mafasu)?)transitive godan (stem 回(まわ)し (mawashi), past 回(まわ)した (mawashita)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|まは|4-s}} Forms: 回す ^transitive godan [canonical] (ruby: (まわ)), mawasu [romanization], mafasu [romanization], 回し [stem] (ruby: (まわ)), 回した [past] (ruby: (まわ)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 回さ [imperfective], まわさ [imperfective], mawasa [imperfective], 回し [continuative], まわし [continuative], mawashi [continuative], 回す [terminative], まわす [terminative], mawasu [terminative], 回す [attributive], まわす [attributive], mawasu [attributive], 回せ [hypothetical], まわせ [hypothetical], mawase [hypothetical], 回せ [imperative], まわせ [imperative], mawase [imperative], 回される [passive], まわされる [passive], mawasareru [passive], 回させる [causative], 回さす [causative], まわさせる [causative], まわさす [causative], mawasaseru [causative], mawasasu [causative], 回せる [potential], まわせる [potential], mawaseru [potential], 回そう [volitional], まわそう [volitional], mawasō [volitional], 回さない [negative], まわさない [negative], mawasanai [negative], 回さず [continuative, negative], まわさず [continuative, negative], mawasazu [continuative, negative], 回します [formal], まわします [formal], mawashimasu [formal], 回した [perfective], まわした [perfective], mawashita [perfective], 回して [conjunctive], まわして [conjunctive], mawashite [conjunctive], 回せば [conditional, hypothetical], まわせば [conditional, hypothetical], mawaseba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 回さ [irrealis, stem], まはさ [irrealis, stem], mafasa [irrealis, stem], 回し [continuative, stem], まはし [continuative, stem], mafasi [continuative, stem], 回す [stem, terminative], まはす [stem, terminative], mafasu [stem, terminative], 回す [attributive, stem], まはす [attributive, stem], mafasu [attributive, stem], 回せ [realis, stem], まはせ [realis, stem], mafase [realis, stem], 回せ [imperative, stem], まはせ [imperative, stem], mafase [imperative, stem], 回さず [negative], まはさず [negative], mafasazu [negative], 回せど [contrastive], まはせど [contrastive], mafasedo [contrastive], 回せば [causative], まはせば [causative], mafaseba [causative], 回さば [conditional], まはさば [conditional], mafasaba [conditional], 回しき [past], まはしき [past], mafasiki [past], 回しけり [past], まはしけり [past], mafasikeri [past], 回しつ [perfect], まはしつ [perfect], mafasitu [perfect], 回しぬ [perfect], まはしぬ [perfect], mafasinu [perfect], 回せり [continuative, perfect], 回したり [continuative, perfect], まはせり [continuative, perfect], まはしたり [continuative, perfect], mafaseri [continuative, perfect], mafasitari [continuative, perfect], 回さむ [volitional], まはさむ [volitional], mafasamu [volitional], 廻す [alternative, kanji]
  1. turn, spin, rotate
    Sense id: en-回す-ja-verb-Rzdskg6o Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -su, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 17 17 25 24 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 17 25 24 15
  2. pass (something to another person)
    Sense id: en-回す-ja-verb-kpKsOLR0 Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -su, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 17 17 25 24 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 17 25 24 15
  3. send something or refer someone to a place where they are needed
    Sense id: en-回す-ja-verb-Edrvz44x Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -su, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 17 17 25 24 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 9 9 35 37 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 17 25 24 15
  4. invest
    Sense id: en-回す-ja-verb-XEF8bIEn Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -su, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 11 18 25 37 9 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 17 17 25 24 17 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 18 18 20 27 18 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 11 25 40 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 17 20 28 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 18 18 20 27 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 17 17 20 28 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 9 9 35 37 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 17 25 24 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 17 17 20 28 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 18 20 27 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 14 53 11
  5. record video, roll
    Sense id: en-回す-ja-verb-KpLusY~4 Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -su, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 17 17 25 24 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 17 25 24 15
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      "args": {
        "1": "回る",
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      },
      "expansion": "回(まわ)る (mawaru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See 回(まわ)る (mawaru).",
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      "form": "回す ^transitive godan",
      "ruby": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
      "form": "ja-verbconj-row",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "回さ",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "まわさ",
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      "form": "mawasa",
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      "form": "回し",
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      "form": "まわし",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "回す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawashimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawashita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawashite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはせど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回しき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回しけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回しつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回しぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回したり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはしたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafaseri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはさむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "廻す",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "hhira": "まはす",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
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      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "まは",
        "2": "4-s"
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      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 25 24 17",
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          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 17 25 24 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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              8
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          ],
          "english": "to twirl an umbrella",
          "roman": "kasa o kurukuru mawasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "傘",
              "かさ"
            ],
            [
              "回",
              "まわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "傘をくるくる回す",
          "translation": "to twirl an umbrella",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turn, spin, rotate"
      ],
      "id": "en-回す-ja-verb-Rzdskg6o",
      "links": [
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "spin",
          "spin"
        ],
        [
          "rotate",
          "rotate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 25 24 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 17 25 24 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pass (something to another person)"
      ],
      "id": "en-回す-ja-verb-kpKsOLR0",
      "links": [
        [
          "pass",
          "pass"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 25 24 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 9 35 37 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 17 25 24 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "send something or refer someone to a place where they are needed"
      ],
      "id": "en-回す-ja-verb-Edrvz44x",
      "links": [
        [
          "send",
          "send"
        ],
        [
          "refer",
          "refer"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 18 25 37 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 25 24 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 20 27 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 11 25 40 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 20 28 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 20 27 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms read with kun'yomi",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 20 28 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 9 35 37 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 17 25 24 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 20 28 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 20 27 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 14 53 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "invest"
      ],
      "id": "en-回す-ja-verb-XEF8bIEn",
      "links": [
        [
          "invest",
          "invest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 25 24 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 17 25 24 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the cameras are rolling",
          "literal_meaning": "to roll the camera",
          "roman": "kamera o mawasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "回",
              "まわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "カメラを回す",
          "translation": "the cameras are rolling",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I'm recording this video urgently.",
          "literal_meaning": "I'm rolling this video urgently.",
          "roman": "Kinkyū de dōga o mawashiteimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "緊急",
              "きんきゅう"
            ],
            [
              "動画",
              "どうが"
            ],
            [
              "回",
              "まわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "緊急で動画を回しています。",
          "translation": "I'm recording this video urgently.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "record video, roll"
      ],
      "id": "en-回す-ja-verb-KpLusY~4",
      "links": [
        [
          "record",
          "record"
        ],
        [
          "roll",
          "roll"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "まわす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ma̠β̞a̠sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "回す"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese godan verbs",
    "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms read with kun'yomi",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 回 read as まわ",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese transitive verbs",
    "Japanese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "回る",
        "2": "まわる"
      },
      "expansion": "回(まわ)る (mawaru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See 回(まわ)る (mawaru).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "回す ^transitive godan",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "回",
          "まわ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回し",
      "roman": "mawashi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "回",
          "まわ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回した",
      "roman": "mawashita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "回",
          "まわ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-verbconj-row",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawashi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawashimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawashita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawashite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まわせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはせど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回しき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回しけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回しつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回しぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回せり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回したり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはしたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafaseri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "回さむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "まはさむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafasamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "廻す",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "まわす",
        "hhira": "まはす",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "回(まわ)す • (mawasu) ^(←まはす (mafasu)?)transitive godan (stem 回(まわ)し (mawashi), past 回(まわ)した (mawashita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "まは",
        "2": "4-s"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to twirl an umbrella",
          "roman": "kasa o kurukuru mawasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "傘",
              "かさ"
            ],
            [
              "回",
              "まわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "傘をくるくる回す",
          "translation": "to twirl an umbrella",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turn, spin, rotate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "spin",
          "spin"
        ],
        [
          "rotate",
          "rotate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pass (something to another person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pass",
          "pass"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "send something or refer someone to a place where they are needed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "send",
          "send"
        ],
        [
          "refer",
          "refer"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "invest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "invest",
          "invest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the cameras are rolling",
          "literal_meaning": "to roll the camera",
          "roman": "kamera o mawasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "回",
              "まわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "カメラを回す",
          "translation": "the cameras are rolling",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I'm recording this video urgently.",
          "literal_meaning": "I'm rolling this video urgently.",
          "roman": "Kinkyū de dōga o mawashiteimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "緊急",
              "きんきゅう"
            ],
            [
              "動画",
              "どうが"
            ],
            [
              "回",
              "まわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "緊急で動画を回しています。",
          "translation": "I'm recording this video urgently.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "record video, roll"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "record",
          "record"
        ],
        [
          "roll",
          "roll"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "まわす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ma̠β̞a̠sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "回す"
}

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