巡る
めぐる · meguru
To go around, to make a circle around
- to surround, to circle, to enclose
- to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.), to return, to repeat, to circulate (of blood, money, etc.)
- to travel around, to make a tour of
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 巡りますめぐります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 巡りませんめぐりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 巡りましためぐりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 巡りませんでしためぐりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 巡りましょうめぐりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 巡りめぐり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 巡りたいめぐりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 巡りながらめぐりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 巡ってめぐって |
| Plain past (た形) | 巡っためぐった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 巡ったらめぐったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 巡っているめぐっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 巡らないめぐらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 巡らなかっためぐらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 巡らなくてめぐらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 巡れるめぐれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 巡ればめぐれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 巡れめぐれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 巡ろうめぐろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 巡られるめぐられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 巡らせるめぐらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 巡らされるめぐらされる |
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What does 巡る mean?
To go around, to make a circle around. It can also mean: to surround, to circle, to enclose; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.), to return, to repeat, to circulate (of blood, money, etc.); to travel around, to make a tour of.
How do you pronounce 巡る?
めぐる (meguru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 巡る?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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