ChiramiN4 kanji · 11 strokes
転 means turn, roll
転
車 wheel
転Memory trick
A wheel (車) spinning round: to turn, to roll.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- revolve, turn around, change
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) ころがる korogaru
ころがる (korogaru) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: ころげる korogeru, ころがす korogasu, ころぶ korobu
From Chinese (onyomi) テン ten
テン (ten) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
自転車 じてんしゃ · jitensha
bicycle, bike
Built from
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車 Used in 24 kanji
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What does 転 mean?
Right: 転 means turn, roll.Not quite: 転 means turn, roll.In 自転車, which reading does 転 use?
Right. 自転車 is read じてんしゃ (jitensha): 転 takes テン, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 自転車 is read じてんしゃ (jitensha): 転 takes テン, its reading from Chinese.