JLPT · Level 75
45 words
Japanese word
転回
Pronunciation
Romajitenkai
Meaning
- nounturning
Example
交差点での転回は危険です。kō sa ten de no ten kai wa ki ken de su
Turning around at an intersection is dangerous.
More examples
道路の幅が狭い場所では、車の転回が難しいです。dō ro no haba ga sema i ba sho de wa kuruma no ten kai ga muzuka shi i de su
Turning a car around is difficult on narrow roads.
Core concept
Describes a movement in which a person or object turns around to face or travel in another direction.
Common phrases
転回禁止ten kai kin shi
no turning around
転回地点ten kai chi ten
turnaround point
Similar words
方向転換hōkōtenkan: The act of changing the direction in which a person or vehicle moves.
反転hanten: The act of turning a person or object around to face the opposite direction.
旋回senkai: The act of turning while moving along a curved path.
折り返しorikaeshi: A vehicle turns around on a road and proceeds back the way it came.
Definition in Japanese
進む方向を変えるために、向きを反対または別の方向へ変えること。susu mu hō kō o ka e ru ta me ni mu ki o han tai ma ta wa betsu no hō kō e ka e ru ko to
Word origin
転回 (tenkai) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 転 (ten, "turn or change") and 回 (kai, "turn around"), whose meanings together express a change of direction through turning.
Usage tips
- In Japanese traffic language, 転回 (tenkai) commonly describes a vehicle turning back on the road, while English often uses the more specific term U-turn.
Other meanings
- rotationnoun
- revolutionnoun
Opposites
- 直進chokushingoing straightnoun
Related words
- 転回するtenkaisuruturn aroundverb