Word details
自転車操業
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 自転車操業.
Dictionary
Entry
1
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
自
oneself
6 strokesFrequency 19JLPT N3Grade 2
On
ジシ
Kun
みずか.らおの.ずからおの.ずと
Nanori
より
転
revolve, turn around, change
11 strokesFrequency 327JLPT N3Grade 3
On
テン
Kun
ころ.がるころ.げるころ.がすころ.ぶまろ.ぶうたたうつ.るくる.めく
車
car
7 strokesFrequency 333JLPT N4Grade 1
On
シャ
Kun
くるま
Nanori
くらくろま
操
maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity
16 strokesFrequency 1,016JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ソウサン
Kun
みさおあやつ.る
Nanori
さおみさ
業
business, vocation, arts, performance
13 strokesFrequency 43JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ギョウゴウ
Kun
わざ
Nanori
なりのぶ
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