No. 3,198 in Japanese
回る
"To turn," "to rotate," or "to go around."
In a sentence
彼は公園を一周回った。
He walked one round around the park.
Here, "回る" (mawaru) is used in the sense of "to go around" or "to circle" something physically.
難問が頭の中でぐるぐる回る。
The difficult problem is going round and round in my mind.
In this case, "回る" (mawaru) conveys the motion of something figuratively turning or circling, indicating thoughts revolving in the mind.
彼の話が無駄に回った。
His story went round without getting to the point.
Here, "回る" (mawaru) is used to describe a figurative 'roundabout' manner of something, here referring to a conversation or explanation.
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