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.
郵便物を新しい住所に転送してもらえますか。
Can you have my mail forwarded to my new address?
Used for forwarding vehicles or goods, often in logistics or transit contexts.
バスは車庫に回送されます。
The bus will be redirected to the depot.
Verb form of 転送, meaning to forward or redirect.
メールを上司に転送しました。
I forwarded the email to my boss.
To steer a discussion, attention, or effort toward a different topic or goal.
Literally 'change of direction', used for shifting focus in plans, discussions, or strategies.
議論の方向転換が必要だ。
We need a redirection of the discussion.
To divert the conversation, often to avoid a topic. Slightly casual.
彼はいつも話をそらす。
He always redirects the conversation.
General term for conversion or shift, used in contexts like switching topics or redirecting energy.
To automatically send a user from one web address to another.
Loanword from English, standard in IT and web contexts.
このURLはリダイレクトされます。
This URL will be redirected.
Also used for digital redirection, though リダイレクト is more specific for URLs.
アクセスを別のページに転送する。
Redirect access to another page.
To guide a person's actions or emotions toward a more constructive outlet.
To orient or direct someone's efforts or attention.
子供のエネルギーをスポーツに向ける。
Redirect the child's energy into sports.
To convert or transform something into a different form, sometimes used for redirecting emotions or resources. Formal.
怒りを創作活動に転化する。
Redirect anger into creative activity.
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.
話題を転換しよう。
Let's change the subject.