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What is the Kanji for 'Revolve'? | 転

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Revolve', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Revolve' is 転.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Revolve

    Reading

    kunyomiころ

    koro

    onyomiてん

    ten

    Parts

    Car Say

    Example Word

    転がる: roll. The Japanese verb '転がる (ころがる)' means 'to roll'. This verb is used to describe the action of an object moving by turning over and over on a surface. It can be used for both intentional and unintentional rolling. For example: the ball rolled down the hill「ボールが丘を転がった」(ぼーるがおかをころがった). He rolled on the floor laughing「彼は床の上で転がって笑った」(かれはゆかのうえでころがってわらった). Additionally, '転がる' can also be used metaphorically to describe something being readily available or easily found, as in 'opportunities are rolling around'「チャンスが転がっている」(ちゃんすがころがっている).

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    11

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    3

    Frequency

    625

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Car

    radical

    Meaning

    Say

Words Using

This kanji is used in 14 words:

    word

    自転車

    Meaning

    Bicycle

    word

    運転

    Meaning

    Driving

    word

    運転手

    Meaning

    Driver

    word

    転ぶ

    Meaning

    Fall

    word

    転換

    Meaning

    Conversion, Shift

    word

    自転

    Meaning

    Rotation

    word

    回転

    Meaning

    Rotation

    word

    転がす

    Meaning

    Roll

    word

    移転

    Meaning

    Relocation

    word

    転がる

    Meaning

    Roll

    word

    転ずる

    Meaning

    Change

    word

    転勤

    Meaning

    Transfer

    word

    転職

    Meaning

    Job change

    word

    寝転ぶ

    Meaning

    Lie

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 20 kanji contain the part 車 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Lightly

    kanji

    Meaning

    Take along

    kanji

    Meaning

    Compare, Contrast

    kanji

    Meaning

    Warehouse

    kanji

    Meaning

    Transport

    kanji

    Meaning

    Wheel, Ring

    kanji

    Meaning

    Eaves, House counter

    kanji

    Meaning

    Dry

    kanji

    Meaning

    Army

    kanji

    Meaning

    Model, Pattern

    kanji

    Meaning

    Trunk, Main

    kanji

    Meaning

    Beat, Strike

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fellow, Comrade

    kanji

    Meaning

    Load, Publish

    kanji

    Meaning

    Soft

    kanji

    Meaning

    Camp, Battle formation

    kanji

    Meaning

    Track, Rut

    kanji

    Meaning

    Axle, Axis

    kanji

    Meaning

    Control, Linchpin

    kanji

    Meaning

    Slice

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 4 kanji contain the part 云 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cloud

    kanji

    Meaning

    Transmit

    kanji

    Meaning

    Art, Performance

    kanji

    Meaning

    Spirit, Soul

Learn the Kanji

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What does 転 mean?

転 means 'Revolve'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

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