Kanji

転

転

revolve, turn around, change

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

車部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

テン

Kun'yomi (Japanese 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

Nanori (Name Reading)

うたた, たた, ひろ

Common Readings

テン, ころ…がす, ころ…がる, ころ…げる, ころ…ぶ

Example sentences

転がる ころがる
ボールが坂道を転がっていった。

The ball went rolling down the slope.

取り残し とりのこし
収穫の後の畑には、取り残しの野菜がいくつか転がっていた。

In the field after the harvest, several leftover vegetables were rolling around.

転ぶ ころぶ
道で転んで膝をすりむいた。

I fell down on the road and scraped my knee.

地面 じめん
転んで地面に手をついた。

I fell and put my hands on the ground.

回転 かいてん
この古い時計はまだ正常に回転している。

This old clock is still rotating normally.

脳みそ のうみそ
彼は脳みそをフル回転させて問題を解いた。

He racked his brains to solve the problem.

転移 てんい
検査の結果、がんの転移は見られませんでした。

As a result of the examination, no metastasis of the cancer was found.

自転車 じてんしゃ
彼は毎日自転車で学校に通っている。

He goes to school by bicycle every day.

売る うる
彼は古い車を売って、新しい自転車を買った。

He sold his old car and bought a new bicycle.

運転 うんてん
彼は安全運転を心がけている。

He makes an effort to drive safely.

Example Vocabulary

転がる

ころがる

to roll; to fall over; to lie down; to be common

転ぶ

ころぶ

to fall down; to tumble; to trip

回転

かいてん

rotation; revolution; turning

転移

てんい

metastasis; transfer; transition

自転車

じてんしゃ

bicycle; bike

運転

うんてん

driving; operation

転がす

ころがす

to roll; to knock down; to tumble

逆転

ぎゃくてん

reversal; turnaround; rotation in opposite direction

転生

てんせい

reincarnation; rebirth

転校

てんこう

transferring schools

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