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自じ転てん

astronomynounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するintransitive verb

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じてん

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rotation (on an axis)
rotation (under its own power)

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地球ちきゅうは自転じてんしながら太陽たいようの周まわりを公転こうてんしている。

The Earth rotates on its axis while revolving around the Sun.

地球ちきゅうの自転じてんによって昼ひると夜よるが生しょうじる。

Day and night are caused by the Earth's rotation on its axis.

地球ちきゅうの自転じてん速度そくどはわずかに変化へんかすることが知しられている。

It is known that the Earth's rotational speed changes slightly.

太陽たいようも自転じてんしており、その周期しゅうきは約やく二十五にじゅうご日にちである。

The Sun also rotates on its axis, with a period of approximately twenty-five days.

地球ちきゅうの自転じてんが一日いちにち二十四にじゅうし時間じかんという時間じかんの単位たんいを生うみ出だしている。

The Earth's rotation gives rise to the unit of time known as a twenty-four-hour day.

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与党よとう

ruling party, government party, party in power, government

領土りょうど

territory, domain, dominion, possession

連邦れんぽう

federation (of states), confederation, commonwealth, union

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与党よとう

ruling party, government party, party in power, government

領土りょうど

territory, domain, dominion, possession

連邦れんぽう

federation (of states), confederation, commonwealth, union

意向いこう

intention, inclination, mind, idea, wish, view

male (animal, plant); male; manly, brave, heroic; larger (of the two), greater; man; husband; male, man; excellence, greatness, best (of), great person, leading figure

総合そうごう

synthesis, combination, integration, putting together; general, combined, composite, mixed, integrated, comprehensive; synthesis, colligation