What does kanji 転 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 転 is revolve.

How is kanji 転 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 転 are 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; the onyomi readings are テン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 転?

Kanji 転 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 転?

The main radical for kanji 転 is 車.

What words use kanji 転?

Example words that use kanji 転 include 転ぶ, 転勤, 転覆, 転居.

JōyōJLPT N4Kanken 8

転

Meaning

Kanji 転

revolve

revolve, turn around, change

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: 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
Onyomi 音読み: テン
Nanori 名乗り: ひろ

Variant: 转 (Itaiji) • Old form: 轉 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N4
Frequency: #327
Strokes: 11
Radical: 車
Components: 二 • 厶 • 車
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: 雲 • 魂 • 䢵 • 耘 • 紜 • 云 • 会

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 556 entries that include this kanji.

転ぶ

ころぶ

to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism)

転勤

てんきん

job transfer

転覆

てんぷく

overthrow (e.g. of a government)

転居

てんきょ

moving

転嫁

てんか

second marriage

転がす

ころがす

to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

転がる

ころがる

to lie down

転生

てんせい

transmigration

転送

てんそう

transfer (of data)

転任

てんにん

change of post

転換

てんかん

conversion

転職

てんしょく

change of job

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

地球は太陽のまわりを転する。

the earth revolves around the sun.

石が坂を転がった。

the stone rolled down the slope.

雨で道がすべりやすくて転んだ。

i fell because the road was slippery from the rain.

話題を仕事のことに転えた。

i changed the topic to work.

兄は春に東京へ転勤した。

my older brother was transferred to tokyo in the spring.

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