Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 空転(くうてん) in Japanese

空転
Kana Reading
くうてん
Romaji
kūten
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    racing (an engine); idling (an engine)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    arguing in circles with no result

Related Kanji

転 JLPT 4

11 strokes

revolve, turn around, change

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: 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

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空 JLPT 5

8 strokes

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

On'Yomi: クウ

Kun'Yomi: そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい

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