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Meaning of 転々(てんてん) in Japanese

転々, 転転
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
てんてん
Romaji
tenten
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi), adverb taking the `to' particle, noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly
    Example sentence
    彼らは会社を転々とした。 They were transferred from one office to another.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    rolling about
    Example sentence
    彼は転々と移動した。 He moved from place to place.

Examples of 転々, 転転, てんてん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

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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