This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: テン、ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.がす、ころ.ぶ、まろ.ぶ、うたた、うつ.る、くる.めく
Romaji: ten, koro.garu, koro.geru, koro.gasu, koro.bu, maro.bu, utata, utsu.ru, kuru.meku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

revolve, turn around, change

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  159
Frequency:  327
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-7-4
Korean Reading:  jeon
Chinese Reading:  zhuan4
Unicode:  8ee2
JIS:  453E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1480
Nelson Index: 4615
New Nelson Index: 5948
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7c4.3
Four Corner Index: 5103.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 354
Gakken Index: 339
Japanese Names Index: 1656
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38234P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.1005
Remembering the kanji Index: 420
Busy People Index: 3.16
Kanji Flashcards Index: 257
Kodansha Compact Index: 1773
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 375
Kanji in Context Index: 65
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 995
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1346
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 427
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 449
Essential Kanji Index: 515
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1872
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1571
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 479
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 383

Words

(てん)
altering pronunciation or meaning; word with altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
運転 (うんてん)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)
回転 (かいてん)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
転換 (てんかん)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
転じる (てんじる)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
(くるり)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes); flail (for threshing grain)
移転 (いてん)
moving; relocation; transfer; demise
自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)
bicycle
逆転 (ぎゃくてん)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
転向 (てんこう)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
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