How do you read 旋転?

旋転 is read せんてん (senten), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 旋転?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 旋転 in romaji?

旋転 is written senten in romaji.

What kanji are in 旋転?

旋 (Rotation, Go Around); 転 (Revolve, Turn Around).

旋転せんてん

せんてん · senten

noun

Revolution, gyration, whirling, rotation

Other ways to say “revolution” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

旋Rotation, Go Around 音せん訓め.ぐる・いばり JLPT N1 · 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

斡旋あっせんkind offices, mediation 逆転ぎゃくてん(sudden) change, reversal, turn-around 運転うんてんoperation, driving 転回てんかいrevolution, rotation 自転じてんrotation, spin 転換てんかんconvert, divert 転居てんきょmoving, changing residence

Questions

What does 旋転 mean?

Revolution, gyration, whirling, rotation.

How do you pronounce 旋転?

せんてん (senten). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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