Word Meaning 転嫁

てんか tenka

転嫁 is read as てんか (tenka) and means second marriage.

Meaning

English

  1. second marriage
  2. remarriage
  3. imputation
  4. shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.)
  5. passing the buck

Reading

Kana

てんか

Romaji

tenka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 7263 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

責任転嫁

せきにんてんか

shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone)

租税転嫁

そぜいてんか

shifting of tax

転覆

てんぷく

overthrow (e.g. of a government)

転載

てんさい

reprinting

転出証明

てんしゅつしょうめい

change of address certificate

転義

てんぎ

transferred meaning

転び伴天連

ころびばてれん

former Christian missionary who apostatized and converted to Buddhism (during the Edo period)

転筋

てんきん

cramp in the calf

転地療養

てんちりょうよう

seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate

転属

てんぞく

changing assignments

転化糖

てんかとう

invert sugar

転写捺染

てんしゃなっせん

transfer print

Example Sentences

1

John casts the blame on others.