自転

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
てん
Grade: 3
goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
自轉 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of () (ji, self) + (てん) (ten, rotate; round).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑitẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

()(てん) • (jiten) 

  1. rotation around a fixed axis
    Coordinate term: 公転 (kōten)
    地球(ちきゅう)自転(じてん)
    chikyū no jiten
    rotation of the Earth

Verb

()(てん)する • (jiten suru) suru (stem ()(てん) (jiten shi), past ()(てん)した (jiten shita))

  1. to rotate around a fixed axis

Conjugation

Derived terms

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