Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
まわ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From 嗅ぐ (kagu) +‎ 回る (mawaru).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɡʲima̠β̞a̠ɾɯ̟]

Verb

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()(まわ) (kagimawarutransitive godan (stem ()(まわ) (kagimawari), past ()(まわ)った (kagimawatta))

  1. (literally) sniff around
  2. (figurative) nose around, snoop

Conjugation

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