Translation guide
The act of sending something or someone to a different place, or changing the focus of attention, conversation, or resources.
To send mail, a package, a person, or a vehicle to a different address or location.
Common for forwarding mail, packages, or digital data to a new address.
Can you have my mail forwarded to my new address?
Used for forwarding vehicles or goods, often in logistics or transit contexts.
Verb form of 転送, meaning to forward or redirect.
I forwarded the email to my boss.
To steer a discussion, attention, or effort toward a different topic or goal.
To automatically send a user from one web address to another.
Loanword from English, standard in IT and web contexts.
To guide a person's actions or emotions toward a more constructive outlet.
転送 is for mail, data, or digital content. 回送 is for physical vehicles or goods being moved without passengers or cargo, like an empty bus returning to the depot.
English 'redirection' covers many concepts. In Japanese, choose the specific term based on what is being redirected. Using リダイレクション for non-IT contexts sounds unnatural.
バスは車庫に回送されます。
The bus will be redirected to the depot.
Literally 'change of direction', used for shifting focus in plans, discussions, or strategies.
We need a redirection of the discussion.
To divert the conversation, often to avoid a topic. Slightly casual.
He always redirects the conversation.
General term for conversion or shift, used in contexts like switching topics or redirecting energy.
Let's change the subject.
This URL will be redirected.
Also used for digital redirection, though リダイレクト is more specific for URLs.
Redirect access to another page.
To orient or direct someone's efforts or attention.
Redirect the child's energy into sports.
To convert or transform something into a different form, sometimes used for redirecting emotions or resources. Formal.
Redirect anger into creative activity.