回(まわ)し車(ぐるま)

まわしぐるま
noun
exercise wheel (for a small pet)
daily-life
1. exercise wheel (hamster/squirrel wheel)
A wheel-shaped exercise toy placed in a cage for small pets such as hamsters and squirrels, which run inside it, causing it to spin.
ハムスターが回(まわ)し車(ぐるま)で走(はし)っている。
The hamster is running on its exercise wheel.
ケージに回(まわ)し車(ぐるま)を取(と)り付(つ)けた。
I attached an exercise wheel to the cage.
夜中(よなか)に回(まわ)し車(ぐるま)が回(まわ)る音(おと)で目(め)が覚(さ)めた。
I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of the exercise wheel spinning.

回(まわ)す (to spin) + 車(ぐるま) (wheel): a spinning wheel toy for small caged pets, letting them run in place for exercise. A standard fixture in hamster and squirrel cages.

Common collocations

  • 回(まわ)し車(ぐるま)で走(はし)る: to run on the exercise wheel
  • 回(まわ)し車(ぐるま)を取(と)り付(つ)ける: to attach an exercise wheel (to a cage)

Related Words

Related: 栗鼠(りす) (squirrel)
general
Added 2026.9.12 21:47 · Revised 2026.9.12 21:50
30500/30891_mawashiguruma