Illustration: In a science classroom, a child gives an unlabeled globe a quick flick while its tilted axle remains firmly held in a tabletop stand. The globe's continents blur slightly along their circular path, but the stand and the two axle attachment points remain still.

Beyond N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

自じ転てん

jiten

to rotate on its axis

Example sentences

地球ちきゅうは自転じてんしている。
The earth revolves on its axis.
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地球ちきゅうの自転じてんが止とまったら、いったいどうなるんだろう。
What would happen supposing the earth stopped spinning?
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地球ちきゅうが自転じてんしているのは常識じょうしきだ。
It’s common knowledge that the earth turns on its axis.
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Kanji in 自転

自oneselfOnジ・シKunみずから・おのずから・おのずと
転revolve; turn aroundOnテンKunころがる・ころげる・ころがす

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