転 — kanji meaning “revolve”
転
revolve, turn around, change
- Meanings
- revolve, turn around, change
- On'yomi
- テン (ten)
- Kun'yomi
- ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.がす、ころ.ぶ、まろ.ぶ、うたた、うつ.る、くる.めく
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #327 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 159
- Chinese reading
- zhuǎn, zhuǎi, zhuàn
Words with 転
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 運転 | うんてん unten | operation (of a machine); running; working |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ jitensha | bicycle; bike |
| 回転 | かいてん kaiten | rotation; revolution; turn |
| 移転 | いてん iten | moving; relocation; change of address |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん gyakuten | reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout |
| 転換 | てんかん tenkan | conversion; diversion; changeover |
| 転送 | てんそう tensou | transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection |
| 転勤 | てんきん tenkin | job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer |
| 転職 | てんしょく tenshoku | change of job; change of occupation; career change |
| 転覆 | てんぷく tenpuku | overturning; capsizing |
| 転生 | てんせい tensei | reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration |
| 好転 | こうてん kouten | changing for the better |
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