Today’s Kanji is “転” (koro-garu); Kanji for “to turn”.
Handwritten Kanji “転” (koro-garu)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “転”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 転 | テン ころ-がる ころ-げる ころ-がす ころ-ぶ | ten koro-garu koro-geru koro-gasu koro-bu | 11 | 車 | to turn |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “転”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 転ぶ | ころぶ | Korobu | Fall down |
| ボールを転がす | ぼーるをころがす | Bōru wo korogasu | Roll a ball |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ | Jitensha | Bicycle |
