Japanese word

回覧

Pronunciation

Romajikairan

Meaning

  • nouncirculation

Example

会議の資料を回覧します。kai gi no shi ryō o kai ran shi ma su

We will circulate the meeting materials.

Illustration for 回覧 (circulation)

More examples

全員が確認したら、回覧を担当者に戻してください。zen in ga kaku nin shi ta ra kai ran o tan tō sha ni modo shi te ku da sa i

Please return it to the person in charge after everyone has checked it.

Core concept

It centers on passing one item from person to person so each person can see or read it.

Common phrases

  • 回覧に付すkai ran ni fu su

    submit for circulation

  • 回覧に回すkai ran ni mawa su

    put into circulation

Similar words

回付kaifu: The act of forwarding a document through a group or organization for each person to check.
回読kaidoku: The act of taking turns reading one document and then handing it to the next reader.
回し読みmawashiyomi: The act of passing a book or document from person to person for successive reading.

Definition in Japanese

書類や連絡事項を複数の人に順番に見せること。sho rui ya ren raku ji kō o fuku sū no hito ni jun ban ni mi se ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 回 (kai, "turning around") + 覧 (ran, "viewing") describes materials passed around for people to read.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese offices, 回覧 (kairan) often follows a fixed order, so each person checks the same document before passing it on.

Related words

  • 回覧するkairansurucirculateverb

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