転々

転々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
転	転
てん Grade: 3	てん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) てんてん [tèńtéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ntẽ̞ɴ]

Adverb

転々 (hiragana てんてん, rōmaji tenten)

1. from one to another

   転々 (てんてん)と暮 (く)らす

   tenten to kurasu

   to live without a fixed residence

   職場 (しょくば)を転々 (てんてん)とする

   shokuba o tenten to suru

   to change one's workplace constantly; to not have a fixed job

2. rolling

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN