► 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:
- 四輪駆動車 ⇨ A 4-wheel-drive car
- 犬の首輪 ⇨ Dog collars
- 彼女は指輪・首飾り・耳飾り・サングラスをしている ⇨ She’s wearing a ring, necklace, earrings, sunglasses
- 彼女は暴力団に輪姦された ⇨ She was gangraped by mobsters
- 母がくれた指輪 ⇨ A ring my mother gave me
- 彼女は指輪を指にはめた ⇨ She fit the ring on her finger, put it on
- トルクは前輪に30%、後輪に70%配分されている ⇨ The torque is distributed 30% to the front axle, 70% to the rear axle
- 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
- 彼女は複数の男達に輪姦された ⇨ She was gangraped by multiple men
- 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
- 日本で競輪は合法賭博の一つだ ⇨ Bicycle racing is one of the legal gamblings in Japan
- 母にもらった指輪 ⇨ The ring given to me by my mom. The ring my mom gave me
- 彼女はダイヤの指輪をこれ見よがしにしている ⇨ She is ostentatiously wearing, showing off, her diamond ring
- 母の形見の指輪 ⇨ A keepsake ring my late mother gave me
- 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