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    3. 転折

    転折

    転てん折せつ

    changing direction (esp. of a ship)

    NTArt & DesignKanji Vocab18 strokes

    てんせつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    changing direction (esp. of a ship), turning

    Noun

    2.
    brush movement where a horizontal line turns sharply downwards (in calligraphy)

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    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
    折
    お.る・おり・お.り・-お.り・お.れる…(3)
    fold・break・fracture・bend・yield…(1)
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