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持ち回り (もちまわり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

持もち回まわり

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

rotation; taking turns

Refers to a system where a role, responsibility, or item is passed around among members of a group in turn. Common in organizational contexts.

会かい長ちょうは一いち年ねんごとの持もち回まわりです。
The chairperson position rotates every year.
当とう番ばんは持もち回まわ

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Let's decide the duty roster by taking turns.

Written forms

持もち回まわりUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
持もち回まわり
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still used.

Kanji

持hold, have
回-times, round, game

Similar words

交こう代たい
交代 refers to a change or shift of persons, while 持ち回り emphasizes the cyclical passing of a role among members.
順じゅん番ばん
順番 is a general term for order or turn, whereas 持ち回り specifically implies a rotating system where the same role circulates.

Etymology

Compound of 持ち (mochi, 'holding') + 回り (mawari, 'circulation'). Literally 'carrying around', it came to mean a rotating system where a duty or item is passed along.