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二転三転 (にてんさんてん) — changing again and again | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
二転三転

二転三転

二に転てん三さん転てん

changing again and again

Kanji Vocab Daily Life27 strokes

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にてんさんてん

Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

1.

changing again and again, seesawing back and forth, being in a state of flux

yojijukugo

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Kanji that make up this word

ふた・ふた.つ・ふたたび…(11)

two・two radical (no. 7)

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

み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)

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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