How do you read 動転?

動転 is read どうてん (douten), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 動転?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 動転 in romaji?

動転 is written douten in romaji, also spelled doten.

What kanji are in 動転?

動 (Move, Motion); 転 (Revolve, Turn Around).

動転どうてん

どうてん · douten (also spelled doten)

noun

Disturbance of mind, losing one's head, being upset, being astonished, being frightened

transition, changing, moving

Other ways to say “disturbance of mind” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

動Move, Motion, Change 音どう訓うご.く・うご.かす JLPT N4 · 11 strokes 転Revolve, Turn Around, Change 音てん訓ころ.がる・ころ.げる JLPT N4 · 11 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

動的どうてきdynamic, kinetic 運動うんどうするexercise 動揺どうようdisturbance, flutter shock 動詞どうしverb 行動こうどうaction, conduct, behavior 動力どうりょくpower, motive power, dynamic force 逆転ぎゃくてん(sudden) change, reversal, turn-around 運転うんてんoperation, driving

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What does 動転 mean?

Disturbance of mind, losing one's head, being upset, being astonished, being frightened. It can also mean: transition, changing, moving.

How do you pronounce 動転?

どうてん (douten). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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