Word Meaning 回転

かいてん kaiten

回転 is read as かいてん (kaiten) and means slalom.

Meaning

English

  1. slalom
  2. rotation
  3. curl
  4. working (e.g. of one's mind)
  5. function
  6. turnover (of goods, funds, etc.)
  7. circulation
  8. flow (of customers)

Reading

Kana

かいてん

Romaji

kaiten

Writing Variants

  • 廻転 かいてん kaiten

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

回転子

かいてんし

rotor

回転体

かいてんたい

solid of revolution

回転待ち時間

かいてんまちじかん

rotational delay time

回転数

かいてんすう

number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed)

回転運動

かいてんうんどう

gyration

回転面

かいてんめん

surface of revolution

回転機

かいてんき

rotator

回転資金

かいてんしきん

revolving fund

回転カン

かいてんかん

swivel clip

回転ドア

かいてんどあ

revolving door

回転計

かいてんけい

tachometer

回転変流機

かいてんへんりゅうき

rotary converter

Example Sentences

10

He has a good head on his shoulders.

My sister is quick-thinking.

Tom has a good head on his shoulders.

Why are you so smart?

The planets revolve around the sun.

This sushi restaurant has a conveyor belt that carries sushi.

The moon revolves around the earth.

The top part is turning clockwise.

The gears in my head turn slowly when I'm tired.

Sorry, but I'm a little slow-witted.