JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
転 means to roll, change. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 11 strokes, read ころがる or てん. It is built from 2 parts: 車 (car), 云 (say). It appears in 自転車 (bicycle) and 運転 (driving).
転 is written in 11 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
転 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ | bicycle |
| 運転 | うんてんする | driving |
| 運転手 | うんてんしゅ | driver (by occupation) |
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