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    回転

    回かい転てん

    rotation

    N2KMT4News #7+1CoreScience & MathKanji Vocab17 strokes

    廻転

    かいてん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    rotation, revolution, turn, spin
    2.
    working (e.g. of one's mind), function
    3.
    turnover (of goods, funds, etc.), circulation, flow (of customers)
    4.
    rotation, curl
    mathematics

    Noun

    5.
    slalom
    abbreviationskiing

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    地ち球きゅうは自じ転てんと公こう転てんで回かい転てんしています。

    The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun.

    KMT3Science & MathNature & Environment
    この機き械かいの部ぶ品ひんは高こう速そくで回かい転てんします。

    The parts of this machine rotate at high speed.

    KMT4Science & MathTechnology
    彼かれの頭あたまの回かい転てんが速はやいので、すぐに問か題いを解け決つできます。

    His mind works quickly, so he can solve problems right away.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    この店みせの商しょう品ひんの回かい転てん率りつは非ひ常じょうに高たかいです。

    The turnover rate of goods in this store is very high.

    KMT5Business & FinanceDaily Life
    惑わく星せいの回かい転てん速そく度どは、その質しつ量りょうと距きょ離りによって異ことなります。

    The rotation speed of a planet varies depending on its mass and distance.

    KMT6Science & MathNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    回
    まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)
    -times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences
    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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