自転

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自 転
じ
Grade: 2
てん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
自轉 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 自(じ) (ji, “self”) + 転(てん) (ten, “rotate; round”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑitẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

自(じ)転(てん) • (jiten) 

  1. rotation around a fixed axis
    地球(ちきゅう)の自転(じてん)
    chikyū no jiten
    rotation of the Earth

Verb

自(じ)転(てん)する • (jiten suru) suru (stem 自(じ)転(てん)し (jiten shi), past 自(じ)転(てん)した (jiten shita))

  1. to rotate around a fixed axis

Conjugation

See also

Derived terms

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