転
revolve · turn around · change
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
car + 云
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of vehicle and exclusive. Vehicle rolling.
Symbolism
Conversion, job change, rotation. Represents change and movement.
Anime & Manga
転生したらスライムだった件
てんせいしたらすらいむだったけん
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime(2013)
Author: Fuse
'Reincarnation' is central to the title; a representative work of the isekai genre.
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Four-Character Compounds
円転滑脱
えんてんかつだつ
suave; tactful; smooth; suave
急転直下
きゅうてんちょっか
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn; suddenly and precipitately
責任転嫁
せきにんてんか
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck; shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone)
有為転変
ういてんぺん
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life); mutability (of worldly affairs)
主客転倒
しゅかくてんとう
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; reversing the order of (relative) importance (of)
本末転倒
ほんまつてんとう
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards; putting the cart before the horse
七転八倒
しちてんばっとう
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony; tossing oneself about in great pain
転地療養
てんちりょうよう
seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate; seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate
方向転換
ほうこうてんかん
change of course; change of course
心機一転
しんきいってん
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start; changing one's attitude
起承転結
きしょうてんけつ
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development; introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry)
三界流転
さんがいるてん
endless cycle of rebirth through the three worlds of past, present, and future existences; endless cycle of rebirth through the three worlds of past, present, and future existences
生々流転
せいせいるてん
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration; all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth
生死流転
しょうじるてん
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration; all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth
万物流転
ばんぶつるてん
all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing; all things are in a state of flux
流転輪廻
るてんりんね
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration; all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth
輪廻転生
りんねてんしょう
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration; all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth
輾転反側
てんてんはんそく
tossing and turning in bed; turning over in bed worrying over something; tossing and turning in bed
転生輪廻
てんしょうりんね
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration; all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth
二転三転
にてんさんてん
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux; changing again and again
転迷開悟
てんめいかいご
casting away one's vices or worldly desires and achieving enlightenment; casting away one's vices or worldly desires and achieving enlightenment
冠履転倒
かんりてんとう
disorder; chaos; inversion; disorder
七転八起
しちてんはっき
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; not giving up
Proverbs & Idioms
七転び八起き
ななころびやおき
Fall seven times, stand up eight
Never give up despite failures