Japanese word

転じる

Pronunciation

Romajitenjiru

Meaning

  • verbshift

Example

風向きが東へ転じました。kaza mu ki ga higashi e ten ji ma shi ta

The wind shifted to the east.

Illustration for 転じる (shift)

More examples

議論は批判から提案へ転じました。gi ron wa hi han ka ra tei an e ten ji ma shi ta

The discussion shifted from criticism to proposals.

Core concept

Shows that something leaves its previous course or condition and takes a different one.

Common phrases

  • 話題を転じるwa dai o ten ji ru

    turn to another topic

  • 方向を転じるhō kō o ten ji ru

    change direction

  • 回復に転じるkai fuku ni ten ji ru

    shift toward recovery

  • 守勢から攻勢に転じるshu sei ka ra kō sei ni ten ji ru

    shift from defense to offense

Similar words

変わるkawaru: To change in form, condition, direction, or character.
移るutsuru: To pass from a current state or direction into another.
切り替わるkirikawaru: To change from one setting, method, or state to another.
反転するhantensuru: To turn in the opposite direction or change to the opposite state.

Definition in Japanese

物事の向きや状態が、それまでとは異なるものに変わる。mono goto no mu ki ya jō tai ga so re ma de to wa koto na ru mo no ni ka wa ru

Word origin

転じる (tenjiru) developed from 転ずる (tenzuru), with 転 (ten, "turning") expressing movement from one course or condition to another.

Usage tips

  • 転じる (tenjiru) is useful in formal descriptions of changing winds, fortunes, or trends, while everyday speech often uses 変わる (kawaru) instead.

Other meanings

  • turnverb
  • changeverb

Opposites

  • 留まるtomaruremainverb

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