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Japanese word
循環
Pronunciation
Romajijunkan
Meaning
- nouncycle
Example
水は自然の中を循環します。mizu wa shi zen no naka o jun kan shi ma su
Water cycles through nature.
More examples
地域でお金の循環が活発になると、商店にも活気が出ます。chi iki de o kane no jun kan ga kap patsu ni na ru to shō ten ni mo kak ki ga de ma su
When money circulates actively in a community, local stores become more lively.
Core concept
Expresses a continuous flow in which each stage leads back to an earlier stage for the process to continue.
Common phrases
水の循環mizu no jun kan
water cycle
血液の循環ketsu eki no jun kan
blood circulation
循環を促すjun kan o unaga su
promote circulation
Similar words
サイクルsaikuru: A repeated sequence in which the final stage leads back to the first stage.
Definition in Japanese
物事が一定の経路を巡り、同じ過程を繰り返すこと。mono goto ga it tei no kei ro o megu ri ona ji ka tei o ku ri kae su ko to
Word origin
循 (jun, "follow") and 環 (kan, "ring") form this Sino-Japanese compound, linking the idea of following a ring with repeated circulation.
Usage tips
- The term 循環 (junkan) is used for water moving through evaporation, clouds, rain, and rivers in the natural water cycle.
Other meanings
- circulationnoun
- loopnoun
Related words
- 循環的junkantekicyclicalna-adjective
- 循環性junkanseicircularitynoun