Moto 転: Revolve; Turn Around; ChangeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- テン
- 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)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 570 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (テン)
- 転換てんかんconversion; diversion
- 運転うんてんoperation (of a machine, etc.); operating
- 逆転ぎゃくてん(sudden) change; reversal
- 移転いてんmoving; relocation
- 自転車じてんしゃbicycle; bike
- 運転手うんてんしゅdriver; chauffeur
- 回転かいてんrotation (usu. around something); revolution
- 逆転勝ちぎゃくてんがちwinning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win
- 転勤てんきんjob transfer; job relocation
- 転職てんしょくchange of occupation; career change
- 転じるてんじるto turn; to shift
- 転機てんきturning point
- 転落てんらくfall; tumble
- 大回転だいかいてんthe giant slalom
- 転用てんようdiversion; putting something to another use
- 不退転ふたいてんdetermination; conviction
- 好転こうてんchanging for the better
- 転売てんばいresale
- 転身てんしんchanging (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
- 空転くうてんracing (an engine); idling (an engine)
- 反転はんてんrolling over; turning over
- 転向てんこうconversion; shift
- 転倒てんとうfalling down; tumbling
- 転出てんしゅつmoving out; transfer
- 転移てんいmoving (location, with the times, etc.); change
- 横転おうてんtoppling sideways; turning sideways
- 転居てんきょmoving; changing residence
- 転戦てんせんfighting in numerous battles
- 一回転いちかいてんone revolution; one rotation
- 一転いってんone turn; spinning around
- 動転どうてんdisturbance of mind; losing one's head
- 変転へんてんmutation; change
- 心機一転しんきいってんchanging one's attitude; turning over a new leaf
- 急転直下きゅうてんちょっかsuddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
- 折り返し運転おりかえしうんてんshuttling back and forth; shuttle service
- 暗転あんてん(theatrical) blackout
- 本末転倒ほんまつてんとうfailing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse
- 機転きてんquick wittedness; tact
- 気分転換きぶんてんかんchange of pace; change of mood
- 流転るてんvicissitudes; continual change
- 自転じてんrotation (usu. on an axis); turning
- 試運転しうんてんtrial run; test run
- 責任転嫁せきにんてんかshift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
- 転ずるてんずるto turn; to shift
- 転任てんにんchange of post
- 転入てんにゅうmoving (to a new place); moving in
- 転写てんしゃtranscription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying
- 転化てんかchange; transformation
- 転回てんかいrevolution; rotation
- 転嫁てんかimputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.)
- 転校てんこうchanging schools
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 寝転ぶねころぶto lie down; to throw oneself down
- 転がすころがすto roll; to wheel
- 転がり込むころがりこむto roll in; to tumble into
- 転がるころがるto roll; to tumble
- 転げ落ちるころげおちるto fall off; to tumble down
- 転び寝ころびねdozing
- 転ぶころぶto fall down; to fall over
Other readings
Showing the 60 most common of 570 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 転
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