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    動どう転てん

    disturbance of mind

    KMT10News #38+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    動顛動顚

    どうてん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    disturbance of mind, losing one's head, being upset, being astonished, being frightened
    2.
    transition, changing, moving

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    彼かれは突とつ然ぜんの知しらせに動どう転てんした。

    He was upset by the sudden news.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    事じ故この現げん場ばを見みて、彼かの女じょはすっかり動どう転てんしてしまった。

    Seeing the accident scene, she completely lost her head.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    その衝しょう撃げき的てきな事じ実じつを知しり、彼かれは冷れい静せいさを保たもてずに動どう転てんした。

    Knowing that shocking truth, he couldn't maintain his composure and became agitated.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    大たい切せつなものを失うしない、彼かの女じょはひどく動どう転てんしていた。

    Having lost something important, she was terribly upset.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    予よ期きせぬ出で来き事ごとに、観かん客きゃくたちは皆みな動どう転てんした様よう子すだった。

    The audience all seemed agitated by the unexpected event.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    動
    うご.く・うご.かす…(2)
    move・motion・change・confusion・shift…(1)
    転
    ころ.がる・ころ.げる・ころ.がす・ころ.ぶ・まろ.ぶ・うたた…(3)
    revolve・turn around・change
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