“Rotate” or “Revolve” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “転”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “転” means “Turned into”, “Tumble down” or “Change” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “転”
Jouyou Kanji “転” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 11 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | てん(ten) |
| Kun-Yomi | ころ(がる)(koro(garu)) |
| ころ(げる)(koro(geru)) | |
| ころ(がす)(koro(gasu)) | |
| ころ(ぶ)(koro(bu)) | |
| こ(ける)(ko(keru)) | |
| まろ(ぶ)(maro(bu)) | |
| うつ(る)(utsu(ru)) | |
| うた(た)(uta(ta)) | |
| くるり(kururi) | |
| Meanings | Roll, Rotate, Turn, Revolve |
| Fall, Tumble down | |
| Change, Turned into, Move to | |
| Somehow, In some way | |
| More and more, At last, All the more |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “転”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 転位(てんい-te n i) | Transposition, Dislocation, Rearrangement, Shifting, Transition |
| 転移(てんい-te n i) | Transitions, Transposition, Metastasized, Transfer, Metastatic, Metastasis |
| 転化(てんか-te n ka) | Conversion, Transformation, Inversion |
| 転訛(てんか-te n ka) | Corruption (of words), Word bastardization |
| 転嫁(てんか-te n ka) | ① Imputation, Shifting (blame, responsibility, etc), Passing the buck, ② Second marriage, Remarriage |
| 転回(てんかい-te n ka i) | Revolution, Rotation, Spin |
| 転学(てんがく-te n ga ku) | Change of schools, Transferring from one college department to another |
| 転換(てんかん-te n ka n) | Conversion, Changeover, Switchover, Shift |
| 転記(てんき-te n ki) | Transcription, Memory transfer, Copy, Posting |
| 転帰(てんき-te n ki) | Outcome, Result, Exitus (of illness or symptom) |
| 転機(てんき-te n ki) | Turning point |
| 転義(てんぎ-te n gi) | Transferred meaning, Figurative meaning |
| 転居(てんきょ-te n kyo) | Moving, Changing residence, Change of address, Relocation |
| 転業(てんぎょう-te n gyo u) | Occupational change, Job change |
| 転勤(てんきん-te n ki n) | Job transfer, Job relocation, Intra-company transfer |
| 転句(てんく-te n ku) | Turning or twisting part of a text (usually used in Chinese poem) |
| 転結(てんけつ-te n ke tsu) | Turning and conclusion parts of a text (usually used in Chinese poem) |
| 転向(てんこう-te n ko u) | Conversion, Deflection, Recurvature, Turning |
| 転校(てんこう-te n ko u) | Changing schools, School transfer |
| 転載(てんさい-te n sa i) | Reprinting, Reproduction |
| 転写(てんしゃ-te n sha) | Transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA etc), Copying, Transfer (printing) |
| 転借(てんしゃく-te n sha ku) | Subtenancy, Sublease |
| 転住(てんじゅう-te n ju u) | Changing residence, Moving to a new address |
| 転宿(てんしゅく-te n shu ku) | Changing accommodation |
| 転出(てんしゅつ-te n shu tsu) | Moving out (to), Moving to a different place |
| 転職(てんしょく-te n sha ku) | Career change, Job change |
| 転身(てんしん-te n shi n) | Changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs etc), Transformation |
| 転進(てんしん-te n shi n) | Change of course, Changing direction |
| 転生(てんせい-te n se i) | Transmigration, Reincarnation, Metempsychosis |
| 転成(てんせい-te n se i) | ① Transformation, Transmutation, ② Functional shift, Conversion |
| 転籍(てんせき-te n se ki) | ① Transfer of permanent domicile (as recorded in the family register), ② Transfer of school register |
| 転戦(てんせん-te n se n) | Moving from one battlefield to another, Fighting on successive fronts, Fighting in various battles |
| 転送(てんそう-te n so u) | ① Transfer (of a call, patient etc), Forwarding (a letter, email etc), Redirection, ② Transfer (of data), Transmission |
| 転属(てんぞく-te n zo ku) | Changing assignments |
| 転貸(てんたい-te n ta i) | Sublease, Sublet |
| 転貸借(てんたいしゃく-te n ta i sha ku) | Subletting and subleasing |
| 転宅(てんたく-te n ta ku) | Changing residence, Moving to a new address |
| 転地(てんち-te n chi) | Change of air, Change of scenery |
| 転注(てんちゅう-te n chu u) | ① (One of the six classes of Kanji characters) Derivative character, Derivative cognate, Character to which an extended meaning is assigned, ② Switching from one supplier of goods or parts to another |
| 転調(てんちょう-te n cho u) | Modulation, Change of key |
| 転轍機(てんてつき-te n te tsu ki) | Railway points, Railway switches |
| 転々(てんてん-te n te n) | ① Moving from place to place, Being passed around repeatedly, ② Rolling about |
| 転倒(てんとう-te n to u) | Fall down, Tumble, Topple |
| 転読(てんどく-te n do ku) | Pass over, Skip over, (Original meaning) A Buddhist service in which the sutras are read by flipping through them quickly (rolling them over) |
| 転入(てんにゅう-te n nyu u) | ① Moving into (a city etc), ② Transfer (to a new school) |
| 転任(てんにん-te n ni n) | Change of post |
| 転売(てんばい-te n ba i) | Resale |
| 転覆(てんぷく-te n pu ku) | ① Overturning, Capsizing, ② Overthrow (e.g. of a government) |
| 転変(てんぺん-te n pe n) | Change, Mutation, Vicissitude |
| 転補(てんぽ-te n po) | Changing (governmental) posts |
| 転用(てんよう-te n yo u) | Diversion, Putting something to another use |
| 転落(てんらく-te n ra ku) | ① Fall, Tumble, ② Fall (in position, standing etc), Downfall, Descent, Degradation, Comedown, Demotion |
| 暗転(あんてん-a n te n) | ① (Theatrical) blackout, ② Taking a (sudden) turn for the worse, Rapid deterioration |
| 一転(いってん-i tte n) | ① One turn, Spinning around, ② Complete change, About-face, Reversal, Sudden transformation |
| 移転(いてん-i te n) | ① Moving, Relocation, Change of address, ② Transfer (of deeds, property etc), Demise |
| 運転(うんてん-u n te n) | ① Operation (of a machine), Running, Working, ② Driving (a vehicle), ③ Use (of capital, fund etc), Management, Investment |
| 横転(おうてん-o u te n) | Roll, Overturning |
| 回転(かいてん-ka i te n) | Rotation, Spin, Revolution, Cycle |
| 逆転(ぎゃくてん-gya ku te n) | Reversal, Inversion, Invert, Reverse rotation |
| 急転(きゅうてん-kyu u te n) | Sudden change, Sudden turn |
| 空転(くうてん-ku u te n) | Idle running, Wheel slip |
| 公転(こうてん-ko u te n) | Revolution, Gyration, Rotation |
| 好転(こうてん-ko u te n) | Changing for the better, Improvement, Favorable turn, Mend |
| 自転(じてん-ji te n) | Rotation, Autorotation |
| 動転(どうてん-do u te n) | ① Disturbance of mind, Losing one’s head, Being upset, Being astonished, Being frightened, ② Transition, Changing, Moving |
| 反転(はんてん-ha n te n) | Inversion, Resupination, Reversal |
| 変転(へんてん-he n te n) | Transmutation, Changeover, Transition, Conversion |
| 流転(るてん-ru te n) | ① Continual change, Vicissitudes, ② Transmigration, Metempsychosis |
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