Japanese word

変遷

Pronunciation

Romajihensen

Meaning

  • nountransition

Example

社会の変遷を学びます。sha kai no hen sen o mana bi ma su

We study social change.

Illustration for 変遷 (transition)

More examples

言葉の変遷を調べると、文化の変化が見えてきます。koto ba no hen sen o shira be ru to bun ka no hen ka ga mi e te ki ma su

When we examine changes in language, we can see cultural change.

Core concept

Presents change as a continuing shift in the state or form of something across time.

Common phrases

  • 文化の変遷bun ka no hen sen

    cultural change

  • 変遷を重ねるhen sen o kasa ne ru

    undergo repeated changes

Similar words

推移suii: The way a condition or situation develops gradually over time.
移り変わりutsurikawari: A change in the state or appearance of something as time passes.
変化henka: A development that makes something different in state, form, or character.
変転henten: A succession of changes in circumstances or conditions.

Definition in Japanese

社会や物事の状態が時の流れに従って次第に変わること。sha kai ya mono goto no jō tai ga toki no naga re ni shitaga tte shi dai ni ka wa ru ko to

Word origin

変遷 (hensen) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 変 (hen, "change") and 遷 (sen, "move or shift"), expressing change through successive states.

Usage tips

  • It is useful in historical writing because it describes a series of developments rather than a single isolated change.

Other meanings

  • changenoun

Opposites

  • 不変fuhenunchangeabilitynoun

Related words

  • 変遷するhensensurutransitionverb

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