転じて（てんじて）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 4)
Meaning: turning to / shifting to
Example sentences
- この言葉は転じて別の意味を持つ。 — This word has come to take on a different meaning over time.
- 話題が転じて仕事の話になった。 — The topic shifted and turned into talk about work.
Idioms & proverbs containing “転じて”
- 災い転じて福となす (わざわいてんじてふくとなす) — to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
- 災いを転じて福となす (わざわいをてんじてふくとなす) — to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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