Japanese word

サイクル

Pronunciation

Romajisaikuru

Meaning

  • nouncycle

Example

この運動は三十秒のサイクルで行います。ko no un dō wa san jū byō no sa i ku ru de okona i ma su

This exercise is done in thirty-second cycles.

Illustration for サイクル (cycle)

More examples

この機械は、三つのサイクルを順番に実行します。ko no ki kai wa mit tsu no sa i ku ru o jun ban ni jik kō shi ma su

This machine runs three cycles in sequence.

Core concept

Presents a series of connected steps as one repeating or regularly recurring process.

Common phrases

  • 洗濯サイクルsen taku sa i ku ru

    wash cycle

  • サイクルを短くするsa i ku ru o mijika ku su ru

    shorten a cycle

  • 一定のサイクルit tei no sa i ku ru

    fixed cycle

Similar words

周期shūki: A regular interval in which a process or event repeats.
循環junkan: A process that returns to its starting point and repeats.
一巡ichijun: One complete passage through all stages of a process.

Definition in Japanese

いくつかの段階を順に経て、同じ経過を繰り返す一まとまりの過程。i ku tsu ka no dan kai o jun ni he te ona ji kei ka o ku ri kae su hito ma to ma ri no ka tei

Word origin

サイクル (saikuru, "cycle") entered Japanese from English cycle; the English word traces back through French and Latin to Greek kyklos, meaning "circle."

Usage tips

  • English cycle can function as a verb meaning to repeat or move through a sequence, whereas Japanese サイクル (saikuru) is used as a noun.

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