Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; being astonished; being frightened

    see 気が動転する

    その出来事が彼を動転させた。
    The incident upset him.
  2. transition; changing; moving

Also written 動顛【どうてん】動顚【どうてん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Kun
うご.くうご.かす
On
ドウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
73 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

るぎ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-9-2SKIP code
2g9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2412.7Four corner code
2245deroo
52d5Unicode hex code
1-38-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
730Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
549New Nelson (John Haig)
1778New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2232Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1163Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1583Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1676Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1806Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
86A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
169Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2390Morohashi
362A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
231Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
296sakade
130Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
384henshall3
385Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
47crowley
64Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
221Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1692Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dong4Pinyin reading
dongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

revolve, turn around, change

Kun
ころ.がるころ.げるころ.がすころ.ぶまろ.ぶうたたうつ.るくる.めく
On
テン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
327 of 2500
Radical
cart
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
7c4.3The Kanji Dictionary
5103.1Four corner code
1571deroo
8ee2Unicode hex code
1-37-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4615Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5948New Nelson (John Haig)
1480New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1872Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
995Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1346Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
420Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
449Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
339A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1656Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
515Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38234PMorohashi
354A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
433Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
439Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
479sakade
257Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
375henshall3
383Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
65Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.16busy_people
1773Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
427Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhuan3, zhuai3, zhuan4Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level