Word Meaning 気分転換

きぶんてんかん kibuntenkan

気分転換 is read as きぶんてんかん (kibuntenkan) and means change of pace.

Meaning

English

  1. change of pace
  2. change of mood
  3. (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk)
  4. refreshment

Reading

Kana

きぶんてんかん

Romaji

kibuntenkan

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 23186 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

分離肺換気

ぶんりはいかんき

differential lung ventilation

転換

てんかん

conversion

方向転換

ほうこうてんかん

change of course

場面転換

ばめんてんかん

scene change

人口転換

じんこうてんかん

demographic transition

大転換

だいてんかん

drastic change

経営転換

けいえいてんかん

management reorganization

無期転換

むきてんかん

conversion to an indefinite-term work contract

機能転換

きのうてんかん

functional shift

性転換

せいてんかん

sex change

意識転換

いしきてんかん

change in mentality

配置転換

はいちてんかん

reshuffling

Example Sentences

10

Let's take a walk for a change.

Let's eat out for a change.

I went for a drive to clear my head.

How about eating out this morning for a change?

How about eating out this evening for a change?

Why don't we drive out to the country for a change of pace?

All you ever think about is work, maybe you should take a break once in a while...?

Come on now, stop whimpering all the time, let's go somewhere for a change of mood.

We're always going there! Let's go to a French restaurant for a change.

"Hey, where'd you go?" "Nowhere. I just went for a drive to clear my mind."