Word Meaning 転轍

てんてつ tentetsu

転轍 is read as てんてつ (tentetsu) and means switching or shunting (of a rail car).

Meaning

English

  1. switching or shunting (of a rail car)

Reading

Kana

てんてつ

Romaji

tentetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

転轍手

てんてつしゅ

switchman

転轍機

てんてつき

switch (of a railroad)

転ぶ

ころぶ

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

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