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回転 (かいてん): rotation, turning — Japanese vocabulary

回転 is read かいてん and means "rotation, turning". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

回転

Reading
かいてん · kaiten
Translation
rotation, turning
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
かいてんが

Example

こまはぐるぐる回転した。

こまはぐるぐるかいてんした。

The top went around and around.

Kanji in this word

  • 回 — turn, time
  • 転 — roll, revolve

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