Kanji1 / 11
転 kanji
revolve, turn around, change
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
テン
Kun readings
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
Variant forms
轉Words with 転
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —転てつ機switch; points
- —心気一転changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
- —生生流転all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
- —流転輪回all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
- —展転反側tossing and turning in bed; turning over in bed worrying over something
- —バック転backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
- —回転すしconveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
- —回転ずしconveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
- —お転婆娘tomboy; hoyden
- —煽り運転road rage; tailgating
- —貸自転車rental bicycle
- —酒気帯運転drunk driving; drink-driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol); DUI
- —自転車置場bicycle parking (spot, shed, etc.); parking area for bicycles
- —わき見運転looking aside while driving; taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving
- —余所見運転inattentive driving
- —機転がきくto be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
- —回転覗き絵zoetrope (animation device)
- —自転車を漕ぐto pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike
- —酒気おび運転drunk driving; drink-driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol); DUI
- —転石苔むさずa rolling stone gathers no moss