Vocabulary

What does 転じる (てんじる, tenjiru) mean?

転じる (てんじる, tenjiru) means to shift, to turn, to change direction.

Quick facts
Readingてんじる
Romajitenjiru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
てんじる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontenjiru

to shift, to turn, to change direction

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive · intransitive to turn; to shift; to switch

Example sentences

  • Change the topic of conversation.

  • Bad luck turned into good fortune.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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