表層形
めぐり
メグリ
名詞
めぐり (メグリ)
Meguri · めぐり — circumference, girth; tour, pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
Other ways to say “circumference” in Japanese →
めぐり in rōmaji: meguri.
名詞
普通名詞
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Updated: 2026年9月8日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
めぐり
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| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
巡り
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| 読み (Reading) |
メグリ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
*
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
めぐり
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| 読み・基本形 |
メグリ
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| 表記・基本形 |
めぐり
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| 見出し語の読み |
メグリ
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How it's used
Used in formal or literary contexts for a circuit or round trip, like a pilgrimage or circulation, not common in casual speech.
血のめぐりが良くなった。
Chi no meguri ga yoku natta.
My blood circulation has improved.
四国八十八箇所のめぐりを計画している。
Shikoku hachijūhakkasho no meguri o keikaku shite iru.
I am planning a pilgrimage to the 88 temples of Shikoku.
💡 English Meaning
めぐり means “circumference, girth; tour, pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)” — full definition & examples →
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メグリ
Lemma: 巡り
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