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変換 (へんかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

変へん換かん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

change; conversion; transformation

General term for changing the form, nature, or state of something, often used in technical and everyday contexts.

ファイルをPDFに変へん換かんする。
Convert the file to PDF.
この装そう置ちは電でん気き

を

熱ねつ

に

変へん

換かん

し

ます

。

This device converts electricity into heat.

2

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

mathematics

Mathematical use: applying a function or mapping to change coordinates, expressions, or data.

フーリエ変へん換かんは信しん号ごう処しょ理りでよく使つかわれる。
The Fourier transform is often used in signal processing.

Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
換interchange, period, change

Similar words

変へん化か
変化 is a general change in state or condition, often intransitive, while 変換 emphasizes converting one form into another, typically transitive.
転てん換かん
転換 implies a shift or switch in direction, policy, or focus, whereas 変換 is about altering the form or representation of something.

Etymology

Compound of 変 (hen, 'change') and 換 (kan, 'exchange, replace'). The combination naturally yields the meaning of converting or transforming one thing into another.