Japanese symbol for “swoon”

目を回す

めをまわす

Romaji: meomawasu

to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness

In Japanese, swoon is 目を回す, read めをまわす (meomawasu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

exp, v5s to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness
exp, v5s to be astounded; to astonished
exp, v5s to have a busy time; to be hectic
exp, v5s to roll one's eyes

Kanji and stroke order

目

eye, class, look

on: モク、ボク
kun: め、-め、ま-

5 strokes · JLPT 4

回

-times, round, game

on: カイ、エ
kun: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す

6 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim
目標	もくひょう mokuhyou	goal; target; aim
注目	ちゅうもく chuumoku	notice; attention; observation
項目	こうもく koumoku	item; heading; category
目撃	もくげき mokugeki	witnessing; observing; sighting
駄目	だめ dame	no good; not serving its purpose; useless
今回	こんかい konkai	this time; now
回復	かいふく kaifuku	restoration; recovery; rehabilitation

See also: Chinese symbol for “swoon”.

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.