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転

Kanji meanings and readings

転

N4

revolve; turn around; change

On reading
テン
Kun reading
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
Radical
車
Illustration of 回転
N2

かいてん

rotation; revolution; turning

Illustration of 移転
N2

いてん

moving; transfer; demise

Illustration of 自転
N1

じてん

rotation; spin

Illustration of 自転車
N5

じてんしゃ

bicycle

Illustration of 転々
N2

てんてん

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly

Illustration of 転がす
N2

ころがす

to roll

Illustration of 転がる
N2

ころがる

to roll; to tumble

Illustration of 転じる
N1

てんじる

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

Illustration of 転ぶ
N3

ころぶ

to fall down; to fall over

Illustration of 転任
N1

てんにん

change of post

Illustration of 転勤
N1

てんきん

transfer; transmission

Illustration of 転回
N1

てんかい

revolution; rotation

Illustration of 転居
N1

てんきょ

moving; changing residence

Illustration of 転換
N1

てんかん

convert; divert

Illustration of 転校
N1

てんこう

change schools

Illustration of 転落
N1

てんらく

fall; degradation; slump

Illustration of 逆転
N1

ぎゃくてん

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

Illustration of 運転
N4

うんてん

to drive

Illustration of 運転手
N4

うんてんしゅ

driver