How do you say "turn" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "turn" is 回わす (mawasu). It is a verb.

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Pronunciation

回わす is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as mawasu, it sounds roughly like "mah-wah-soo" to an English ear.

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Questions about 回わす

How do you pronounce 回わす?

回わす is romanised as mawasu. Say it roughly like "mah-wah-soo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 回わす formal or casual?

回わす is the plain (dictionary) form, used in casual speech and in dictionaries. For polite situations, verbs take a different ending, typically -masu. In Noun Town the game always shows the dictionary form.

How is 回わす written in Japanese?

回わす is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.