(かいてん)

かいてん
noun, suru-verb
rotation, spinning, turn
1. rotation, spinning, revolving
The act of turning around a central point or axis.
The Earth completes one rotation in 24 hours.
回転(かいてん)寿司(ずし)()べた
I ate at a conveyor belt sushi restaurant.
回転(かいてん)寿司(ずし) = conveyor belt sushi
扇風機(せんぷうき)羽根(はね)高速(こうそく)回転(かいてん)している。
The fan blades are spinning at high speed.
2. turnover (business)
The rate at which inventory or capital cycles through a business.
This shop has a fast customer turnover.
在庫(ざいこ)回転(かいてん)(わる)いと利益(りえき)()ない。
If inventory turnover is poor, profits won't materialize.
資金(しきん)回転(かいてん)()くするために、支払(しはら)条件(じょうけん)見直(みなお)した。
We revised the payment terms to improve capital turnover.

回転(かいてん) describes circular motion or cyclical processes.

Common expressions:

  • 回転(かいてん)寿司(ずし) (conveyor belt sushi)
  • 回転(かいてん)(りつ) (turnover rate)
  • 回転(かいてん)椅子(いす) (swivel chair)
  • 高速(こうそく)回転(かいてん) (high-speed rotation)
  • (あたま)回転(かいてん)(はや)い (quick-witted, literally 'fast mental rotation')

Related terms:

  • 自転(じてん) (rotation on own axis)
  • 公転(こうてん) (revolution around another object)
  • スピン (spin - loanword)