Word Meaning 転々

てんてん tenten

転々 is read as てんてん (tenten) and means rolling about.

Meaning

English

  1. rolling about
  2. moving from place to place
  3. being passed around repeatedly

Reading

Kana

てんてん

Romaji

tenten

Writing Variants

  • 転転 てんてん tenten

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 15437 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

転ぶ

ころぶ

(for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

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)

転用

てんよう

diversion

転じる

てんじる

to turn

転出

てんしゅつ

moving out (to)

転売

てんばい

resale

転入

てんにゅう

moving into (a city, etc.)

転校

てんこう

changing schools

転ずる

てんずる

to turn

Example Sentences

3

He moved from place to place.

They move from place to place.

Tom has been living out of a suitcase for the past two months.