Japanese symbol for “patrolling”
見回り
みまわり
Romaji: mimawari
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour
In Japanese, patrolling is 見回り, read みまわり (mimawari).
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Meanings
- n patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour
- n watchman; patrolman
Written forms: 見回り、見廻り. Readings: みまわり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “patrolling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哨戒 | しょうかい shoukai | patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling |
| 巡察 | じゅんさつ junsatsu | (making) a round of inspection; patrolling |
| 巡邏 | じゅんら junra | patrolling; making one's rounds |
| 巡警 | じゅんけい junkei | patrolling |
| 遊弋 | ゆうよく yuuyoku | cruising; patrolling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 見る | みる miru | to see; to look; to watch |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 意見 | いけん iken | opinion; view; comment |
| 見える | みえる mieru | to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight |
| 見かけ | みかけ mikake | outward appearance |
| 会見 | かいけん kaiken | interview; audience; meeting |
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.