かいてん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
Kanji used
going around
roll around
Pitch accent
いてん
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Composed of
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
Used in vocabulary (55 in total)
one revolution; one rotation
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
merry-go-round; carousel
flashing lights; revolving lights; lights used on the top of emergency vehicles
axis of revolution
rotary wing (aircraft); rotor
cylinder; magazine of a revolver
tachometer; revolution counter
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
solid of revolution
angle of rotation
surface of revolution
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
rotational delay time; search time
rotational position sensing; RPS
tachometer; revolution counter
prostitution in which services are provided by several women in rotation (esp. in "pink salons")
zoetrope (animation device)
rotatory polarization; rotatory polarisation
prostitution in which anal sex services are provided by several women in rotation (esp. in "pink salons")
rotational level; rotational state
zoetrope (animation device)
tumble dryer; rotary dryer (industrial)
testicular torsion; torsion of the testis
Examples (5 in total)
The planets revolve around the sun.
The moon revolves around the earth.
The Earth rotates on its axis.