回転 (かいてん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

回転 (かいてん) means rotation / turning movement.

See example sentences below.

回転 at a glance

回転

かいてんkaiten

N2noun

rotation / turning movement

回転かいてんkaitenN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

rotation / turning movement

Example 1

地球は自転と公転の回転をしています。

Translation

The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun.

Example 2

このお皿は回転寿司ですぐに回転します。

Translation

This plate spins quickly at the conveyor belt sushi.