Word Meaning 転換

てんかん tenkan

転換 is read as てんかん (tenkan) and means conversion.

Meaning

English

  1. conversion
  2. diversion
  3. changeover
  4. commutation
  5. switchover

Reading

Kana

てんかん

Romaji

tenkan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 11424 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

転換期

てんかんき

turning point

転換点

てんかんてん

turning point

気分転換

きぶんてんかん

change of pace

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

Example Sentences

10

Conversion therapy is torture.

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?

The government was obliged to make changes in its foreign policy.

How about eating out this evening for a change?

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

After consideration, the company president made a large scale change to the management strategy.

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