Last Updated
：2026/01/03
空転
Hiragana
くうてん
Noun
of an engine
Japanese Meaning
エンジンが動力を伝えずに回転している状態。空回り。 / 実質的な成果や効果が伴わず、形式的・表面的にだけ物事が進んでいる状態。
Easy Japanese Meaning
エンジンが力をつかわずに、まわっているだけのようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（发动机）怠速运行 / 空转；无负荷运转
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
引擎怠速運轉 / 無負載下的旋轉（不作功）
Korean Meaning
공회전 / 헛돌기 / 무부하 운전
Vietnamese Meaning
chạy không tải (động cơ) / nổ cầm chừng
Sense（1）
(of an engine) idling
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ kyūjitai ）
（ hiragana ）
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空転
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The engine is idling.
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エンジンが空転している。
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