回る

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 回る is read as まわる and is an intransitive verb meaning to turn or rotate, or to go around several places in sequence.
• Basic usage: Use 風車が回る for a pinwheel spinning and 三つの売り場を回る for making the rounds of three sales sections.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction between 回る and 回す
  • The headword describes something rotating or a subject making rounds, while the comparison term is transitive and means making an object turn.