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  1. Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle

    turning around (once)

    Usually written using kana aloneOnomatopoeic or mimetic word

  2. suddenly; abruptly

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something)

    Usually written using kana alone

  4. beautiful, round (eyes)

    Usually written using kana alone

  5. Noun

    flail (for threshing grain)

    AbbreviationUsually written using kana alonesee くるり棒

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てん

Nounchange in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning · turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

うたた

Adverb (fukushi)more and more; increasingly; all the more

転ぶころぶ

Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verbto fall down; to fall over · to turn out; to play out · to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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転嫁てんか

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbimputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck · second marriage; remarriage

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転換てんかん

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

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転機てんき

Nounturning point

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転居てんきょ

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbmoving; changing residence; change of address

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転勤てんきん

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbjob transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

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転向てんこう

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbconversion; shift; about-face; switch

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転出てんしゅつ

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbmoving out (to); moving to a different place · transfer (to a new post); being transferred

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転職てんしょく

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbchange of job; change of occupation; career change

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転身てんしん

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbchanging (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)

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転生てんせい

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbreincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis

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転送てんそう

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbtransfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection · transfer (of data); transmission

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転任てんにん

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbchange of post

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転売てんばい

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbresale

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転覆てんぷく

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verboverturning; capsizing · overthrow (e.g. of a government)

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転用てんよう

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'diversion; putting something to another use

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転落てんらく

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbfall; tumble; spill; plunge; dive · fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent; degradation; comedown; demotion

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転倒てんとう

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbfall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over) · inversion; reversal; turning upside-down · getting upset; losing one's presence of mind

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転移てんい

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbmoving (location, with the times, etc.); change; transition · metastasis; spread · transition (e.g. phase transition)

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転々てんてん

Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Noun, Suru verbmoving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly · rolling about

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転戦てんせん

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbmoving from one battlefield to another; fighting on successive fronts; fighting in various battles

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転がすころがす

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto roll; to wheel; to trundle; to drive (a car) · to turn over; to tip over; to throw down · to leave

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転がるころがる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verbto roll; to tumble · to fall over; to roll over · to lie down

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転じるてんじる

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbto turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

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転合てんごう

Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)prank; joke

転んでもただは起きないころんでもただはおきない

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

転んでもただでは起きないころんでもただではおきない

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

転回てんかい

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbrevolution; rotation · turn; turning; U-turn · handspring (gymnastics)

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転業てんぎょう

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbchange of occupation

転校てんこう

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbchanging schools

N1
転載てんさい

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbreprinting; reproduction

転写てんしゃ

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbtranscription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing) · transcription; transliteration

転借てんしゃく

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbsubtenancy; sublease

転調てんちょう

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbmodulation; change of key

転入てんにゅう

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbmoving into (a city, etc.) · transfer (to a new school)

転変てんぺん

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbmutation; change; vicissitude

転化てんか

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbchange; transformation; inversion

転炉てんろ

Nounconverter (used in refining); rotary kiln

転義てんぎ

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbtransferred meaning; figurative meaning

転進てんしん

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbchange of course; changing direction · shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat

転地てんち

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbchange of air; change of scenery

転宅てんたく

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbchanging residence; moving to a new address

転成てんせい

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbtransformation; transmutation · functional shift; conversion

転位てんい

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbtransposition; dislocation; rearrangement

転住てんじゅう

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbchanging residence; moving to a new address

転学てんがく

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbtransferring from one college (or one department) to another

転注てんちゅう

Nounderivative character; derivative cognate; character to which an extended meaning is assigned