Japanese symbol for “churning”

回転売買

かいてんばいばい

Romaji: kaitenbaibai

churning

In Japanese, churning is 回転売買, read かいてんばいばい (kaitenbaibai).

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Meanings

n churning (finc)

Kanji and stroke order

回

-times, round, game

on: カイ、エ
kun: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す

6 strokes · JLPT 3

転

revolve, turn around, change

on: テン
kun: ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.がす、ころ.ぶ

11 strokes · JLPT 3

売

sell

on: バイ
kun: う.る、う.れる

7 strokes · JLPT 3

買

buy

on: バイ
kun: か.う

12 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
今回	こんかい konkai	this time; now
回復	かいふく kaifuku	restoration; recovery; rehabilitation
前回	ぜんかい zenkai	previous time; last time; previous installment
回答	かいとう kaitou	reply; answer
回収	かいしゅう kaishuu	collection; recovery; withdrawal
回転	かいてん kaiten	rotation; revolution; turn
運転	うんてん unten	operation (of a machine); running; working
自転車	じてんしゃ jitensha	bicycle; bike
販売	はんばい hanbai	sale; sales; selling
買う	かう kau	to buy; to purchase

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