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転換 (てんかん, tenkan) Japanese meaning: conversion | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 転換する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 転てん 換かん する 転てん 換かん しない Polite 転てん 換かん します 転てん 換かん しません Past polite 転てん 換かん しました 転てん 換かん しませんでした Past 転てん 換かん した 転てん 換かん しなかった Te-form 転てん 換かん して 転てん 換かん しないで Desire 転てん 換かん したい 転てん 換かん したくない Potential 転てん 換かん できる 転てん 換かん できない Passive 転てん 換かん される 転てん 換かん されない Causative 転てん 換かん させる 転てん 換かん させない Causative passive 転てん 換かん させられる 転てん 換かん させられない Volitional 転てん 換かん しよう Polite volitional 転てん 換かん しましょう Imperative 転てん 換かん しろ 転てん 換かん するな Conditional 転てん 換かん すれば 転てん 換かん しなければ Tara conditional 転てん 換かん したら 転てん 換かん しなかったら
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工こう 場じょう は 生せい 産さん ライン を 新しん 製せい 品ひん 用よう に 転てん 換かん し た 。
The factory converted its production line for the new product.
A policy shift is being called for.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 〈 物もの 〉 に 転てん 換かん する to convert one thing into another
This power plant switched from coal to natural gas.
発はっ 想そう を 転てん 換かん する to change one's way of thinking or approach
To solve the problem, we need to change our way of thinking.
政せい 策さく を 転てん 換かん する to shift a policy in a new direction
The government indicated its intention to shift its energy policy.
Kanji 転 revolve, turn around, change 換 interchange, period, change Transitive / intransitive 転換 can be used with both transitive and intransitive verbs: 転換する transitively as in 「方針を転換する」(to change a policy) and intransitively as in 「情勢が転換する」(the situation shifts).
Related words· 11 変換 refers to converting the form or format of something (e.g. data, energy), while 転換 refers to switching direction, policy, or overall state.
切り替え is a casual, everyday word for a manual or mental switch, while 転換 is more formal and used for systemic or policy-level changes.
移行 emphasizes a gradual transition from one system or stage to another, while 転換 can be a sudden or deliberate switch.
転向 specifically means changing one's ideological stance or career direction, whereas 転換 applies more broadly to systems, policies, or states.
Show 7 more 転換 is the general word for switching or converting something, while 方向転換 specifically means changing the direction one is moving or heading.
転換 emphasizes the act or turning point of changing direction, whereas 過渡 emphasizes the ongoing transitional interval itself.
転換する is a formal, often abstract term for shifting direction or policy, while 切り替える is the more everyday word for switching devices, plans, or attitudes.
Don't confuse with 転嫁 means shifting blame, responsibility, or cost onto someone else, unlike 転換, which means converting or switching direction or state.
交換 means exchanging one thing for another between parties, while 転換 means changing the direction, state, or system of a single thing.
転換 (てんかん) means 'conversion, switch' and is a completely different word from 癲癇 (てんかん), the medical term for epilepsy, despite sharing the same pronunciation.
Word family· 21 turning point; transition period
change of course; change of direction
change of pace; mental break; refreshment
Etymology From 転 (turn, shift) + 換 (exchange, change). The combination conveys a systematic change or conversion.
転てん 回かい
N1
転換 focuses on a change or shift in direction or state, whereas 転回 stresses the physical or literal act of turning.
転換 is a broader word for changing direction, policy, or state, while 転用 specifically means putting an existing thing to a different practical use.
転換する is used for switching a policy, method, or direction (方針転換), whereas 転ずる is a broader literary verb for turning or shifting in general.
転換 is a more formal word for a conversion or turnaround (as in 方針転換), while シフト is a casual loanword used for the same kind of change in emphasis or direction.
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転換 means a shift or conversion in direction, mood, or policy, while 置換 specifically means replacing one element with another, though both share the kanji 換.
大だい 転てん 換かん
drastic change; major turnaround; sea change
sudden change; abrupt shift; sharp turn
Show 6 more sex change; gender reassignment · sex change (in animals); sequential hermaphroditism
converter reactor
turning point; tipping point
demographic transition
scene change; cutaway; cut
transformation
