Word Meaning 転折

てんせつ tensetsu

転折 is read as てんせつ (tensetsu) and means brush movement where a horizontal line turns sharply downwards (in calligraphy).

Meaning

English

  1. brush movement where a horizontal line turns sharply downwards (in calligraphy)
  2. changing direction (esp. of a ship)
  3. turning

Reading

Kana

てんせつ

Romaji

tensetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 121935 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

折り返し運転

おりかえしうんてん

shuttling back and forth

折畳み自転車

おりたたみじてんしゃ

folding bicycle

転勤

てんきん

job transfer

転居

てんきょ

moving

転任

てんにん

change of post

転機

てんき

turning point

転職

てんしょく

change of job

転落

てんらく

fall

転向

てんこう

conversion

転戦

てんせん

moving from one battlefield to another

転倒

てんとう

getting upset

転化

てんか

change