転転 (てんてん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

転転 (てんてん) means rolling about / moving around / passing from place to place.

See example sentences below.

転転 at a glance

転転

てんてんtenten

N2adv

rolling about / moving around / passing from place to place

転転てんてんtentenN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

rolling about / moving around / passing from place to place

Example 1

荷物が部屋で転転している。

Translation

The luggage is rolling around in the room.

Example 2

噂が町中を転転している。

Translation

The rumor is passing around throughout the town.