What does くるくる mean?
くるくる is a Japanese adverb meaning “whirling; revolving; spinning; going round and round” in English. It can also be translated as “coiling around, working tirelessly, constantly changing” depending on context. It is written as くるくる in hiragana, and kurukuru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
木の葉が庭でくるくる舞っていた。
The leaves whirled in the yard.