Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 空回り(からまわり) in Japanese

空回り
Kana Reading
からまわり
Romaji
karamawari
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; fruitless effort
    Example sentence
    エンジン空回りさせちゃいかん長持ちさせたいからね。 Don't race the car. We want to make it go as far as possible.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

8 strokes

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

On'Yomi: クウ

Kun'Yomi: そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り, まわ.す, -まわ.す, まわ.し-, -まわ.し, もとお.る, か.える

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