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転

revolve
Stroke count: 11

Readings

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
JōyōGrade 3
  1. to fall down
  2. to fall over
  3. to turn out
  4. to play out
  5. to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism)

Popular Usage

自転車運転運転手転ぶ移転回転転がす転がる逆転

Radicals and components

Radical車cartComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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car (車) · rising cloud · two (二) · elbow · wall

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 449

Compound words

自転車じてんしゃ
bicycle; bike
運転うんてん
operation (of a machine); running; working; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.)
運転手うんてんしゅ
driver; chauffeur
転ぶころぶ
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism)
移転いてん
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
回転かいてん
rotation; revolution; turn; spin; working (e.g. of one's mind)
転がすころがす
to roll; to wheel; to trundle; to drive (a car); to turn over
転がるころがる
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down
逆転ぎゃくてん
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; turning the tables; sudden change
横転おうてん
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
空転くうてん
racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere
好転こうてん
changing for the better
転嫁てんか
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
転換てんかん
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
転機てんき
turning point
転居てんきょ
moving; changing residence; change of address
転勤てんきん
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
転向てんこう
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
転出てんしゅつ
moving out (to); moving to a different place; transfer (to a new post); being transferred
転職てんしょく
change of job; change of occupation; career change
転身てんしん
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
転送てんそう
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
転任てんにん
change of post
転売てんばい
resale

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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