How to Say ‘To go all the way around’ in Japanese
ぐるっと回る
gurutsu to mawaru
[goo-ROOT toh mah-WAH-roo]
💬 Usage Tip: ぐるっと is a sound-picture word for a full circling motion. Japanese often adds these before verbs to make an action vivid.
Phrase Breakdown
ぐるっ
gurutsu
[goo-ROOT]
around (in a circle)
Sound-symbolic word for going all the way around.
公園をぐるっと歩く。
Walk all around the park.
と
to
[toh]
(adverb marker)
Particle turning a sound word into an adverb.
そっと開ける。
Open it gently.
回る
mawaru
[mah-WAH-roo]
go around; turn
To circle or take a detour around something.
角を回る。
Go around the corner.
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