► 成句
輪 [わ] [輪を掛ける] meaning: increase rank: 4
☆ 彼は年をとって短気が輪をかけてひどくなった ⇨ His short-temperedness has gotten even worse as he has gotten older (☛ Literally means “put a ring over”. Something to increase in size, intensity, etc. one more notch)
► 名詞
輪 [わ] meaning: circle rank: 2
☆ 友情の輪を広げよう ⇨ Let’s spread the circle, network, of friendship
☆ 皆、輪になって！ ⇨ Everybody, form a circle!
☆ 輪ゴム ⇨ A (circular) rubber band
輪 [わ] meaning: ring rank: 2
☆ 土星の輪 ⇨ The rings of Saturn
More examples:
- 輪ゴムを引っ張ったら切れてしまった ⇨ I pulled the rubber band and it broke
- 内輪の冗談 ⇨ An inside joke
- 片側の車輪が溝に落ちた ⇨ The wheel on one side fell to a ditch
- 結婚指輪は愛の証と呼ばれる ⇨ A wedding ring is called the proof of love
- 婚約指輪 ⇨ An engagement ring
- その花輪はちんまりして見栄えしない ⇨ That wreath is little too small and doesn’t look too good
- このシャフトが前輪を駆動する ⇨ This shaft drives the front wheels
- 顔の輪郭 ⇨ A facial outline
- 母にもらった指輪 ⇨ The ring given to me by my mom. The ring my mom gave me
- 私は母のくれた指輪をいつもしている ⇨ I always wear the ring my mother gave me
- 犬の首輪 ⇨ Dog collars
- 母からもらった宝物の指輪 ⇨ My prize possession ring my mother gave me
- 母の忘れ形見の指輪 ⇨ A keepsake ring my late mother gave me
- 彼女は玉ねぎを輪切りにした ⇨ She sliced an onion (into many rings)
- 彼は団扇で七輪を煽った ⇨ He fanned the grill with a hand fan