noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
change of course; changing direction
General term for altering one's route or direction, used in navigation, travel, and abstract contexts.
船は嵐を避けるために転進した。
The ship changed course to avoid the storm.
会社は経営方針の
The company announced a change in its management direction.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
Only when written 転進
Obsolete military euphemism used by the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII instead of 退却 (retreat). Restricted to the kanji form 転進.
当時の軍は退却を「転進」と言い換えた。
The military at that time referred to a retreat as 'tenshin'.