Japanese word

転送

Pronunciation

Romajitensō

Meaning

  • nounforwarding

Example

メールを転送します。mē ru o ten sō shi ma su

I will forward the email.

Illustration for 転送 (forwarding)

More examples

重要な連絡は、関係する人にも転送してください。jū yō na ren raku wa kan kei su ru hito ni mo ten sō shi te ku da sa i

Please forward important messages to the people concerned.

Core concept

Describes sending something onward so that it reaches a different person, place, or destination.

Common phrases

  • メールの転送mē ru no ten sō

    email forwarding

  • 電話の転送den wa no ten sō

    call forwarding

  • 自動転送ji dō ten sō

    automatic forwarding

Similar words

送付sōfu: Sending a document or item to a person or place.
送信sōshin: Sending electronic information to a person or system.
移送isō: Moving a person or item from one place to another.

Definition in Japanese

受け取った情報や荷物などを、別の宛先や相手へ送り直すこと。u ke to tta jō hō ya ni motsu na do o betsu no ate saki ya ai te e oku ri nao su ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 転 (ten, "turn") + 送 (sō, "send") combines the ideas of turning something onward and sending it, giving the sense of forwarding.

Usage tips

  • 転送 (tensō) covers both forwarding an email and redirecting a phone call, even though English commonly uses different expressions for these actions.

Other meanings

  • redirectionnoun
  • transfernoun

Related words

  • 転送するtensōsuruforwardverb

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