転々
てんてん
tenten
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 75 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
転々 (てんてん (tenten)) means "Moving around". The reading is てんてん (tenten). Audio pronunciation and kanji breakdown are below.
Meaning
Moving around
Also : rolling · moving from place to place
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Example Sentences
父の仕事の都合で、我が家は転々と引っ越してきた。
ちちのしごとのつごうで、わがやはてんてんとひっこしてきた。
Due to my father's job transfers, our family moved around frequently.
若い頃、彼は転々とアルバイトを変えていった。
わかいころ、かれはてんてんとあるばいとをかえていった。
In his youth, he moved from one part-time job to another.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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