Japanese symbol for “rotating”
ぐるっと
ぐるっと
Romaji: gurutto
turning round; going around; turning about; rotating
In Japanese, rotating is ぐるっと (gurutto).
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Meanings
- adv turning round; going around; turning about; rotating
- adv surrounding; encircling
Written forms: —. Readings: ぐるっと、ぐるりと.
Other Japanese words for “rotating”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ロータリー | ロータリー rootarii | rotary; rotating |
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.