Onomatopoeia#13,198 most used
くるり
turning around (once)
IN A SENTENCE
彼女はくるりと後ろを向いた。
She turned right around to look behind her.
written for Tangoya
MEANINGS
1
turning around (once)
adverb · adverb, takes と
TANGOYA ASKS
2
suddenly; abruptly
adverb · adverb, takes と
3
completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something)
adverb · adverb, takes と
4
beautiful, round (eyes)
adverb · adverb, takes と
5
flail (for threshing grain)
noun
DETAILS
Kind擬音語, onomatopoeia
Frequency#13,198 most used
Writtenくるり only
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium