回転
かいてん
rotation; revolution; turn; spin
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
rotation; revolution; turn; spin- working (e.g. of one's mind); function
- turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation; flow (of customers)
- rotation; curl
Noun
slalomAbbreviation
Example sentences
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Wheels turn on axles.
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The top went around and around.
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The planets revolve around the sun.
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The moon revolves around the earth.
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The top part is turning clockwise.
More examples (10)
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The Earth rotates on its axis.
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The hand on its axis turns at 10 revolutions per hour.
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Please take this line as the axis and rotate the figure around it.
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The earth makes one revolution around the sun in about 365 days.
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We believed that the earth moves round the sun.
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Today our artificial satellites are revolving around the earth.
地球は1時間につき、68,130マイルの速さで回転している。
The earth moves at the rate of 68,130 miles an hour.
この言葉は、大きな天体の周辺を回転している小さな天体全てについて使われるようになった。
The word came to be used for all small heavenly bodies revolving about larger ones.
地球は内部の高温の液体金属の中心核とともに高速回転するので、地球全体を覆うような磁場を発生させる。
The rapid spin of the Earth along with the liquid, hot metallic core causes a magnetic field to surround the Earth.
フィギュアスケートの選手って、あんなに高速でくるくる回転してるのに、なんで目が回らずにいられるんだろう。
I wonder how figure-skaters are able to keep from being dizzy when they spin really fast.