くるくる

See also: ぐるぐる and くるむ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) るくる [kúꜜrùkùrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ɾɯ̟kɯ̟ɾɯ̟]
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Adverb

くるくる or クルクル • (kurukuru (optionally as くるくる (kurukuru to)) (onomatopoeia)

  1. spinning
  2. wrapping around
  3. tirelessly working

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN