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    3. 自転

    自転

    自じ転てん

    rotation (on an axis)

    N1KMT9News #32+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveScience & MathKanji Vocab17 strokes

    じてん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    rotation (on an axis)
    astronomy
    2.
    rotation (under its own power)

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    地ち球きゅうは自じ転てんしている。

    The Earth is rotating on its axis.

    KMT7Science & MathNature & Environment
    地ち球きゅうの自じ転てんによって昼ひると夜よるが生うまれる。

    Day and night are created by the Earth's rotation.

    KMT9Science & MathNature & Environment
    物ぶつ理り学がくでは、物ぶっ体たいの自じ転てん運うん動どうを解かい析せきすることが重じゅう要ようだ。

    In physics, analyzing the rotational motion of objects is important.

    KMT9Science & Math
    この機き械かいは、高こう速そくで自じ転てんする部ぶ品ひんを含ふくんでいる。

    This machine contains parts that rotate at high speed.

    KMT9Technology
    惑わく星せいの自じ転てん周しゅう期きは、その質しつ量りょうや形けい成せい過か程ていによって異ことなる。

    The rotation period of a planet differs depending on its mass and formation process.

    KMT10Science & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    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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