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転
Turn, Roll, Change
ころ(ぶ) (korobu), ころ(がる) (korogaru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
One of Japan's most famous dining inventions, 回転寿司 (かいてんずし), was inspired by factory conveyor belts. 🍣 In the 1950s, sushi restaurant owner "Yoshiaki Shiraishi" noticed bottles moving efficiently through an Asahi Brewery. He wondered, "What if sushi plates moved the same way?" The idea became conveyor-belt sushi, where plates continuously turn around the restaurant, making 転 a delicious symbol of movement and innovation.
Memory Trick
車 = cart, wheel, vehicle 云 looks like stopper “A stopper keeps the car from “rolling” backward on a hill”
Readings
Onyomi: テン (ten)
Kunyomi: ころ(ぶ) (korobu), ころ(がる) (korogaru)
Example Words
自転車
じてんしゃ (jitensha)
Bicycle
運転
うんてん (unten)
Driving
転校
てんこう (tenkou)
Changing schools
転ぶ
ころぶ (korobu)
To fall down
Example Sentence
毎日 自転車で 学校へ 行きます。
まいにち じてんしゃで がっこうへ いきます。
mainichi jitensha de gakkou e ikimasu
I go to school by bicycle every day.