Last Updated :2026/01/04

空回り

Hiragana
からまわり
Verb
Japanese Meaning
空回り(からまわり)は、本来伝わるべき力や働きが対象にうまく伝わらず、結果につながらない状態や、そのように無駄に力や時間を使ってしまうことを指す。機械の歯車・車輪・エンジンなどが空転すること、また比喩的に、努力・議論・会議・計画などが成果もなく空しく進むさまを表す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
きかいがつながらず、むだにまわること。どりょくがむだになり、すすまないこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
(发动机)空转 / 徒劳无功 / 毫无进展
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
空轉(指引擎等) / 徒勞無功;白忙一場
Korean Meaning
(엔진 따위가) 공회전하다 / (바퀴가) 헛바퀴를 돌다 / 헛수고하다
Vietnamese Meaning
chạy không tải (động cơ) / tốn công vô ích
Tagalog Meaning
paandarin ang makina nang nakahinto / umikot nang walang kapit / mag-aksaya ng oras sa walang saysay na pagsisikap
What is this buttons?

You should not idle the engine.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

不要让发动机空转。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

不要讓引擎空轉。

Korean Translation

엔진을 공회전시키면 안 됩니다.

Vietnamese Translation

Không được để động cơ quay không tải.

Tagalog Translation

Huwag hayaang umiikot nang walang karga ang makina.

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idle an engine

Sense(2)

waste time through fruitless effort

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idle an engine / waste time through fruitless effort

See correct answer

空回り

エンジンを空回りさせてはいけません。

See correct answer

You should not idle the engine.

You should not idle the engine.

See correct answer

エンジンを空回りさせてはいけません。

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